The KEYNOTE-426 study of the immune checkpoint inhibitor, pembrolizumab plus the VEGF inhibitor, axitinib for advanced renal cell carcinoma continues to show survival benefits compared with sunitinib as a first treatment after surgery. In this oral presentation from the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, further follow-up data from KEYNOTE-426 over more than […]
Brain metastases resulting from the spread of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are especially difficult to treat because drugs are stopped from getting to the brain by a membrane called the blood-brain barrier. Most patients with brain metastases have, therefore, been excluded from phase 3 clinical trials. In the phase 3/4 CheckMate 920 study, presented at […]
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 […]
Results from the phase 3 CLEAR study were presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting at the weekend. Previous studies have shown that lenvatinib (VEGF inhibitor) used together with pembrolizumab (immune checkpoint inhibitor) resulted in better survival and cancer shrinkage compared to sunitinib when used for patients with advanced renal cell […]
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 […]
Despite the advances in first-line treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) over the past few years, new treatments are on the horizon. In a presentation at the European International Kidney Cancer (EIKC) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, Dr Hans Hammers from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the USA discussed future treatments for metastatic […]
The increase in the number of first-line treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) over the past 3 years has had meaningful effects on the choice of second-line treatments. Dr Camillo Porta from the University of Pavia in Italy discussed the selection of second-line and later treatments in a presentation at the European International Kidney […]
The use of combination therapies for the first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has increased significantly over the past 3 years. However, there are now a number of potential first-line treatments, and choosing the most suitable treatment for each individual patient can be difficult. In a presentation at the European International Kidney Cancer […]
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