The comprehensive review includes key developments in both clear cell and non-clear cell histology.
Ramaprasad Srinivasan, MD, PhD, Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, summarizes the latest advances in the treatment paradigm for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
At the 2020 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting, Srinivasan shared data on one of these advances: a phase 2 study in which the investigational HIF-2α inhibitor MK-6482 showed durable efficacy in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau–associated RCC and non-renal lesions.
In this video, Srinivasan provides a comprehensive review the latest breakthroughs in all areas of RCC, including both clear cell and non-clear cell histology.
Grant awarded to aid development of allogeneic CAR T treatment for RCC
April 29th 2024“This clinical study has the potential to demonstrate the value of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in solid cancers such as kidney cancer with a high unmet medical need,” said Abla Creasey, PhD.
Updated data show survival benefit with adjuvant pembrolizumab in ccRCC
April 19th 2024“This is the first study to show a statistically significant and clinically meaningful survival improvement with any adjuvant therapy in kidney cancer, and this further supports adjuvant pembrolizumab as a standard of care after surgery in this disease setting,” says Toni K. Choueiri, MD.
Toripalimab plus axitinib approved in China for renal cell carcinoma
April 11th 2024The approval is based on findings from the phase 3 RENOTORCH trial, which showed that toripalimab plus axitinib prolonged progression-free survival and improved the objective response rate in patients with advanced RCC compared with sunitinib.