International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS)

A select group of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma may benefit from cytoreductive nephrectomy followed by active surveillance as an alternative option to systemic therapy.

As lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab combination therapy results in a wide range of adverse effects, some which even led to discontinuation of the treatment, investigators suggest a proactive strategy for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Research from the 2021 International Kidney Cancer Symposium North America identified prognostic value in cell cycle proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition pathway scores in clear cell renal cell carcinoma in predicting survival and recurrence.

A notable association has been identified between non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma and proliferative disease.

The next gen innovator discusses the integration of fields at the International Kidney Cancer Symposium in Miami.

The medical oncologist discusses the different talks that were presented at the International Kidney Cancer Symposium in Miami.

Treatment with lenvatinib and pembrolizumab has shown promise in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma who have already received an immune checkpoint inhibitor.

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Severe Immunotherapy Complications Service focuses on the increasing number of “rare” cases of immunotherapy-related adverse events.

Autologous stem cell transplant has become safer over the years for patients with multiple myeloma and renal insufficiency.

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients who use non-aspirin NSAIDs have poorer overall survival than aspirin users and NSAID non-users, according to a new pooled retrospective analysis.

With a number of therapies now available for treatment of renal cell carcinoma, research is now ongoing to determine the best possible sequencing and potential combinations of those therapies.

The use of proton pump inhibitors does not appear to impact the efficacy of oral VEGF tyrosine kinase inhibitors in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to a new study.

The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors as adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy in kidney cancer could offer important new treatment options. Questions remain, though, on the timing and sequence of therapy.

Specific tumor genotypes could represent distinct subtypes of clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to a new analysis of the RECORD-3 trial. Genotyping could potentially help guide treatment decisions if the results can be validated.

A small study found that patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) who discontinue nivolumab due to immune-related adverse events can continue to derive benefit even after cessation of therapy.

Expression of MET as measured by immunohistochemistry was not associated with any difference in the performance of cabozantinib as compared with everolimus in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

The combination of bevacizumab and an investigational nanoparticle-drug conjugate known as CRLX101 failed to improve outcomes in metastatic renal cell carcinoma compared with standard of care.

Active surveillance of small renal masses has been shown in recent years to be a generally safe and reasonable approach, though there are a number of factors for clinicians to keep in mind in taking this path.

Radiotherapy in advanced kidney cancer is generally only used in select metastatic settings, but the use of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy offers promise in a number of indications in this malignancy.