The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of the combination of cabozantinib (a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor) plus nivolumab (an immunotherapy) for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of untreated people with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The approval was based on the results from a phase 3 study, which […]
This phase Ib study reports the results of a combination of cabozantinib plus atezolizumab in people with advanced clear cell and non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The number and nature of side effects to the 40 mg and 60 mg dose of cabozantinib were similar. Around two thirds of patients reported side effects to […]
Kidney cancers frequently have mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene, resulting in high levels of a protein called hypoxia-inducible factor, or HIF-2α. This results in several changes in the cancer cells and their surrounding environment that favour tumour growth. The novel hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) inhibitor, belzutifan (MK-6482), blocks the action of HIF-2α. This […]
Metastatic collecting duct carcinoma is an aggressive form of RCC, which is poorly researched and understood. There is an unmet need for an effective treatment for these patients, and very few clinical trials allow these patients to take part. This single centre, phase 2 trial tested cabozantinib in untreated patients with collecting duct carcinoma that […]
Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC) is a rare and aggressive form of RCC in which the cells in the tumours look like the cells of a sarcoma (cancer of connective tissue such as muscles, nerves, fat, blood vessels etc.). Patients with metastatic RCC with sarcomatoid features are difficult to treat and do not respond well to anti-angiogenic targeted therapy, such as sunitinib and pazopanib. This real […]
Ongoing results from the phase 3 CheckMate-9ER clinical trial with nivolumab plus cabozantinib were presented a the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting over the weekend. The nivolumab/cabozantinib combination doubled the average time to when the treatment stopped working and the cancer started growing again (progression-free survival) compared to sunitinib and nearly twice […]
The cabozantinib/nivolumab combination has been shown to be effective at improving survival in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a phase 3 trial. This poster presentation from the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting at the weekend reports the results of a phase 2 trial of cabozantinib/nivolumab in patients […]
Cell metabolism in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumours is disrupted, and RCC tumour cells tend to have high levels of an enzyme called glutaminase, a key enzyme for the metabolism of glutamine. Glutamine is an amino acid that is found in most proteins. It is a source of energy for cell growth. Telaglenastat is a […]
The cabozantinib/nivolumab combination has been shown to be effective at improving survival in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a phase 3 trial. This study, presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held virtually over the weekend reports the results of a phase 2 trial of cabozantinib/nivolumab […]
The European Commission has approved the use of the nivolumab plus cabozantinib combination for the first-line treatment of people with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The combination is now licensed for use within the European Union. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will need to approve the nivolumab plus cabozantinib combination before it […]
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