Kidney Cancer

Welireg outperformed Afinitor in time to disease progression and patient-reported quality of life in the treatment of metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Here are some of the top stories from the recent Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium as well as the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

Real-world data demonstrated that knowing a patient’s stage and subtype of renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, may provide cancer teams with the information needed to determine potential prognosis and recurrence risk.

Subcutaneous Opdivo led to similar outcomes to intravenous administration of the drug and may be easier to access down the road, an expert said.

Patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma had improved overall survival when treated with adjuvant Keytruda compared to placebo.

Opdivo failed to improve disease-free survival in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma at high risk of relapse, according to findings from CheckMate 914.

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Some with metastatic cancers receiving end-of-life-initiated immunotherapy may have a decreased risk of mortality when treated at a high-volume facility, research found.

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Treatment with Welireg — now approved by the FDA — helped shrink and stabilize tumors from metastatic renal cell carcinoma with minimal side effects, a patient told CURE®.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved treatment for some patients with neuroblastoma, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. Elsewhere, a cancer vaccine made headlines for the treatment of patients with melanoma.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Welireg for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, following treatment with a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor and a VEGF-TKI.

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The Welireg-Cabometyx treatment combination demonstrated anti-tumor activity for some patients with clear cell renal carcinoma, according to a phase 2 trial.

Patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma treated with zanzalintinib had experienced promising antitumor activity with manageable toxicity regardless of prior treatment with cabozantinib.

Researchers continue to investigate novel immunotherapy drugs for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.

Although research has delved into the potential link between clonal hematopoiesis and heart-related events such as heart attacks and strokes in patients with kidney cancer, more research is needed to further understand this association.

Circulating tumor DNA — which is observed via blood test — may be helpful in determining which patients with kidney cancer need more intense treatment and who can have their therapies deescalated.

While translocation renal cell carcinoma tends to respond well to immunotherapy, there is still a need for more investigation into targeted therapies for this patient population.

Expert oncologists offer closing thoughts on emerging therapeutic strategies, unmet needs, and the future of kidney cancer treatment.

Chandler H. Park, MD, discusses the role of support groups and outlines resources available to patients with kidney cancer.

Welireg led to improved time to progression and objective response rates compared to Afinitor for patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to study findings.

Tian Zhang, MD, MHS, provides an overview of the treatment of patients with non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma.