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Tejura A, Fernandes R, Hubay S, Ernst MS, Valdes M, Batra A. Contemporary Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Review for General Practitioners in Oncology. Curr Oncol 2024; 31:4795-4817. [PMID: 39195342 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31080359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma accounts for a significant proportion of cancer diagnoses in Canadians. Over the past several years, the management of renal cell cancers has undergone rapid changes in all prognostic risk categories, resulting in improved oncologic outcomes. Novel strategies for metastatic disease make use of the synergy between checkpoints and angiogenesis inhibition. Moreover, combination checkpoint inhibition has demonstrated durable efficacy in some patients. Adjuvant immunotherapy has recently shown a survival benefit for the first time in select cases. Significant efforts are underway to explore new compounds or combinations for later-line diseases, such as inhibitors of hypoxia-inducible factors and radiolabeled biomolecules targeting tumor antigens within the neoplastic microenvironment for precise payload delivery. In this manuscript, we provide a comprehensive review of the available data addressing key therapeutic areas pertaining to systemic therapy for metastatic and localized disease, review the most relevant prognostic tools, describe local therapies and management of CNS disease, and discuss practice-changing trials currently underway. Finally, we focus on some of the practical aspects for general practitioners in oncology caring for patients with renal cell carcinoma.
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- Anish Tejura
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
- Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
- Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, 835 King St. W., Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, 835 King St. W., Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, 835 King St. W., Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, 835 King St. W., Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3, Canada
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Gunenc D, Issa W, Gerald T, Zhou Q, Zhang S, Ibezue IC, Bhanvadia R, Tachibana I, Brugarolas J, Hammers H, Qin Q, Kapur P, Woldu S, Gaston K, Lotan Y, Cadeddu J, Wang AZ, Margulis V, Zhang T. Pathological Response and Outcomes in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC) Receiving Immunotherapy-Based Therapies and Undergoing Deferred Cytoreductive Nephrectomy (CN). Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024:102177. [PMID: 39218752 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.102177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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In this study we evaluated outcomes of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who received immunotherapy before surgery. We found that receiving immunotherapy combinations before surgery can offer patients benefits in reducing tumor size and improving disease control. BACKGROUND Immunotherapy (IO) has improved outcomes for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). However, the timing of surgical intervention for cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) is still controversial for this group of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We identified patients with mRCC receiving IO-based therapies and undergoing CN. Patients were divided into 2 cohorts: those who underwent upfront CN and those who underwent deferred CN. Pathologic and radiographic features along with clinical outcomes were systematically collected. Comparisons were performed using Chi-square test, paired t-Test or Mann-Whitney-U test. Progression Free survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Fifty-one patients with mRCC were included, with a median follow-up of 21 months. 38 (74.5%) patients received IO-based therapies prior to CN, while 13 (25.5%) patients underwent up-front CN. IO-based therapies reduced median tumor size from pretreatment 10 cm to 8.6 cm post-treatment when given prior to CN. IO-TKI had a trend toward higher tumor shrinkage (-2.3 vs -1.2 cm). Pathologic T downstaging occurred in 42% (n=16) of patients, 11% (n=4) of whom had pT0 disease. Thrombus downstaging occurred in 13% (n=6) of patients, all with either partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) in metastases. PFS (HR=0.7, 95% CI 0.29-1.98, p=0.58) and OS (HR 0.4, 95% CI 0.13-1.57, p=0.21) were not statistically significant between 2 cohorts. CONCLUSIONS IO-based therapies, particularly IO-TKIs, resulted in pathologic necrosis and reductions in tumor size prior to deferred CN. PFS and OS were similar for patients who received either upfront IO-based therapy or after CN.
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- Damla Gunenc
- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Pathology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dallas, TX.
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Fiala O, Buti S, Bamias A, Massari F, Pichler R, Maruzzo M, Grande E, De Giorgi U, Molina-Cerrillo J, Seront E, Calabrò F, Myint ZW, Facchini G, Kopp RM, Berardi R, Kucharz J, Vitale MG, Pinto A, Formisano L, Büttner T, Messina C, Monteiro FSM, Battelli N, Kanesvaran R, Büchler T, Kopecký J, Santini D, Giudice GC, Porta C, Santoni M. Real-World Impact of Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Metastatic Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with First-Line Immunotherapy Combinations or Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (A Sub-Analysis from the ARON-1 Retrospective Study). Target Oncol 2024; 19:587-599. [PMID: 38704759 PMCID: PMC11230988 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-024-01065-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND About 20% of patients with renal cell carcinoma present with non-clear cell histology (nccRCC), encompassing various histological types. While surgery remains pivotal for localized-stage nccRCC, the role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in metastatic nccRCC is contentious. Limited data exist on the role of CN in metastatic nccRCC under current standard of care. OBJECTIVE This retrospective study focused on the impact of upfront CN on metastatic nccRCC outcomes with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (IO) combinations or tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) monotherapy. METHODS The study included 221 patients with nccRCC and synchronous metastatic disease, treated with IO combinations or TKI monotherapy in the first line. Baseline clinical characteristics, systemic therapy, and treatment outcomes were analyzed. The primary objective was to assess clinical outcomes, including progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Statistical analysis involved the Fisher exact test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, analysis of variance, Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank test, and univariate/multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression models. RESULTS Median OS for patients undergoing upfront CN was 36.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] 24.9-71.3) versus 20.8 (95% CI 12.6-24.8) months for those without CN (p = 0.005). Upfront CN was significantly associated with OS in the multivariate Cox regression analysis (hazard ratio 0.47 [95% CI 0.31-0.72], p < 0.001). In patients without CN, the median OS and PFS was 24.5 (95% CI 18.1-40.5) and 13.0 months (95% CI 6.6-23.5) for patients treated with IO+TKI versus 7.5 (95% CI 4.3-22.4) and 4.9 months (95% CI 3.0-8.1) for those receiving the IO+IO combination (p = 0.059 and p = 0.032, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates the survival benefits of upfront CN compared with systemic therapy without CN. The study suggests that the use of IO+TKI combination or, eventually, TKI monotherapy might be a better choice than IO+IO combination for patients who are not candidates for CN regardless of IO eligibility. Prospective trials are needed to validate these findings and refine the role of CN in current mRCC management.
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- Ondřej Fiala
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University Prague, Alej Svobody 80, 304 60, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 76, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
- Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Second Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Oncology 1 Unit, Department of Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de Jolimont Institut Roi Albert II, Haine Saint Paul, Brussels, Belgium
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- Medical Oncology 1-IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0293, USA
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- Oncology Operative Unit, Santa Maria delle Grazie" Hospital, ASL NA2 NORD, Pozzuoli, Naples, 80078, Italy
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- Clinical Oncology, Sociedad de Oncología y Hematología del Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, AOU delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Uro-oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, 41124, Modena, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Bonn (UKB), 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, LACOG and Oncology and Hematology Department, Hospital Sirio-Libanês, SGAS 613 Lote 94, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto1, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
- Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicina, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", A.O.U. Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
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Dahm P, Ergun O, Uhlig A, Bellut L, Risk MC, Lyon JA, Kunath F. Cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2024; 6:CD013773. [PMID: 38847285 PMCID: PMC11157663 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013773.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of a kidney. When the aim of nephrectomy is to reduce tumor burden in people with established metastatic disease, the procedure is called cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN). CN is typically combined with systemic anticancer therapy (SACT). SACT can be initiated before or immediately after the operation or deferred until radiological signs of disease progression. The benefits and harms of CN are controversial. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of cytoreductive nephrectomy combined with systemic anticancer therapy versus systemic anticancer therapy alone or watchful waiting in newly diagnosed metastatic renal cell carcinoma. SEARCH METHODS We performed a comprehensive search in the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, two trial registries, and other gray literature sources up to 1 March 2024. We applied no restrictions on publication language or status. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated SACT and CN versus SACT alone or watchful waiting. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently selected studies and extracted data. Primary outcomes were time to death from any cause and quality of life. Secondary outcomes were time to disease progression, treatment response, treatment-related mortality, discontinuation due to adverse events, and serious adverse events. We performed statistical analyses using a random-effects model. We rated the certainty of evidence using the GRADE approach. MAIN RESULTS Our search identified 10 records of four unique RCTs that informed two comparisons. In this abstract, we focus on the results for the two primary outcomes. Cytoreductive nephrectomy plus systemic anticancer therapy versus systemic anticancer therapy alone Three RCTs informed this comparison. Due to the considerable heterogeneity when pooling across these studies, we decided to present the results of the prespecified subgroup analysis by type of systemic agent. Cytoreductive nephrectomy plus interferon immunotherapy versus interferon immunotherapy alone CN plus interferon immunotherapy compared with interferon immunotherapy alone probably increases time to death from any cause (hazard ratio [HR] 0.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51 to 0.89; I²= 0%; 2 studies, 326 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). Assuming 820 all-cause deaths at two years' follow-up per 1000 people who receive interferon immunotherapy alone, the effect estimate corresponds to 132 fewer all-cause deaths (237 fewer to 37 fewer) per 1000 people who receive CN plus interferon immunotherapy. We found no evidence to assess quality of life. Cytoreductive nephrectomy plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy versus tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy alone We are very uncertain about the effect of CN plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy compared with TKI therapy alone on time to death from any cause (HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.37; 1 study, 450 participants; very low-certainty evidence). Assuming 574 all-cause deaths at two years' follow-up per 1000 people who receive TKI therapy alone, the effect estimate corresponds to 38 more all-cause deaths (38 fewer to 115 more) per 1000 people who receive CN plus TKI therapy. We found no evidence to assess quality of life. Immediate cytoreductive nephrectomy versus deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy One study evaluated CN followed by TKI therapy (immediate CN) versus three cycles of TKI therapy followed by CN (deferred CN). Immediate CN compared with deferred CN may decrease time to death from any cause (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.53; 1 study, 99 participants; low-certainty evidence). Assuming 620 all-cause deaths at two years' follow-up per 1000 people who receive deferred CN, the effect estimate corresponds to 173 more all-cause deaths (18 more to 294 more) per 1000 people who receive immediate CN. We found no evidence to assess quality of life. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS CN plus SACT in the form of interferon immunotherapy versus SACT in the form of interferon immunotherapy alone probably increases time to death from any cause. However, we are very uncertain about the effect of CN plus SACT in the form of TKI therapy versus SACT in the form of TKI therapy alone on time to death from any cause. Immediate CN versus deferred CN may decrease time to death from any cause. We found no quality of life data for any of these three comparisons. We also found no evidence to inform any other comparisons, in particular those involving newer immunotherapy agents (programmed death receptor 1 [PD-1]/programmed death ligand 1 [PD-L1] immune checkpoint inhibitors), which have become the backbone of SACT for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. There is an urgent need for RCTs that explore the role of CN in the context of contemporary forms of systemic immunotherapy.
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- Philipp Dahm
- Urology Section, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Urology Section, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Germany
- UroEvidence@Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie, Berlin, Germany
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- UroEvidence@Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Urology Section, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Library Services, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Center for Evidence-Based Policy, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- UroEvidence@Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie, Berlin, Germany
- Medizinische Fakultät am Medizincampus Oberfranken, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH, Bayreuth, Germany
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Kumada N, Iinuma K, Kubota Y, Takagi K, Nakano M, Ishida T, Yokoi S, Sugino F, Kawase M, Takeuchi S, Kawase K, Kato D, Takai M, Tobisawa Y, Ito T, Nakane K, Koie T. Impact of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in the Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Diseases 2024; 12:122. [PMID: 38920554 PMCID: PMC11202703 DOI: 10.3390/diseases12060122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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In this study, we aimed to determine the utility of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in real-world clinical practice and investigate whether CN contributes to improved oncological outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). This retrospective multicenter cohort study enrolled patients with mRCC who received systemic therapy at six institutions between May 2005 and May 2023. The patients were divided into those who did not undergo CN (Group I) and those who underwent CN (Group II). The primary endpoints were oncological outcomes, including cancer-specific survival (CSS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Altogether, 137 patients with mRCC were included in this study. The median CSS was 14 months in Group I and 32 months in Group II (p < 0.001). Additionally, the median PFS in Groups I and II was 5 and 13 months, respectively (p = 0.006). A multivariate analysis showed that CN was an independent prognostic factor for CSS and PFS. Hence, CN is a potential treatment modality that can improve oncological outcomes in patients with mRCC.
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- Naotaka Kumada
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
- Department of Urology, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Kasamatsucho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Toyota Memorial Hospital, 1-1 Heiwacho, Toyota 471-8513, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Daiyukai Hospital, 1-9-9 Sakura, Ichinomiya 491-8551, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, 4-6-1 Noisiki, Gifu 500-8717, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, 7-1 Kashimacho, Gifu 500-8513, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Central Japan International Medical Center, Minokamo 505-8510, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Center for Clinical Training and Career Development, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1194, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan or (N.K.); (F.S.); (M.K.); (S.T.); (K.K.); (D.K.); (M.T.); (Y.T.); (K.N.); (T.K.)
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Takemura K, Ernst MS, Navani V, Wells JC, Bakouny Z, Donskov F, Basappa NS, Wood LA, Meza L, Pal SK, Szabados B, Powles T, Beuselinck B, McKay RR, Lee JL, Ernst DS, Kapoor A, Yuasa T, Choueiri TK, Heng DYC. Characterization of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Deferred, Upfront, or No Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in the Era of Combination Immunotherapy: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium. Eur Urol Oncol 2024; 7:501-508. [PMID: 37914579 DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) has not yet been well characterized in the era of combination immunotherapy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate characteristics and outcomes for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) who received immuno-oncology (IO)-based combination therapy according to CN status. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Using the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC), patients with mRCC who received frontline IO-based combinations were included. Upfront CN was defined as CN up to 3 mo before diagnosis of metastatic disease but before systemic therapy initiation. Deferred CN was defined as CN after systemic therapy initiation. OUTCOMES MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Overall survival (OS) from initiation of systemic therapy was estimated via Cox proportional-hazards regression. A 12-mo landmark time and a time-varying covariate for CN status were used to mitigate potential bias. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS Of the 385 patients eligible for landmark analysis, 24, 182, and 179 underwent deferred CN, upfront CN, and no CN, respectively. Patients in the no CN subgroup were older (63 yr vs 57 yr in the deferred CN subgroup and 60 yr in the upfront CN subgroup; p = 0.001) and a higher proportion had bone metastases (44% vs 26% in the deferred CN subgroup and 23% in the upfront CN subgroup; p < 0.001). A lower proportion of patients in the upfront CN subgroup had IMDC poor risk (23% vs 43% in the no CN subgroup and 47% in the deferred CN subgroup; p < 0.001). On multivariable analysis, CN receipt was an independent favorable prognostic factor (hazard ratio 0.45, 95% confidence interval 0.26-0.78; p = 0.005). The study is limited by the lack of randomization and its retrospective nature. CONCLUSIONS Despite changes in practice patterns with the advent of novel therapeutic agents, CN may still serve as an effective surgical intervention in carefully selected patients. PATIENT SUMMARY For patients with metastatic kidney cancer, surgery to remove the primary tumor was traditionally the treatment of choice, but immunotherapy drugs are now another option for these patients. We analyzed data for contemporary patients with metastatic kidney cancer who received combination immunotherapy as their first treatment. We found that in selected patients receiving immunotherapy, surgery to remove the primary tumor as well can result in better prognosis.
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- Kosuke Takemura
- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- London Regional Cancer Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Meagher MF, Minervini A, Mir MC, Cerrato C, Rebez G, Autorino R, Hampton L, Campi R, Kriegmair M, Linares E, Hevia V, Musquera M, D'Anna M, Roussel E, Albersen M, Pavan N, Claps F, Antonelli A, Marchioni M, Paksoy N, Erdem S, Derweesh IH. Does the Timing of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Impact Outcomes? Analysis of REMARCC Registry Data for Patients Receiving Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Versus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2024; 63:71-80. [PMID: 38572300 PMCID: PMC10987801 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2024.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Background and objective The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has been called into question on the basis of clinical trial data from the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) era. Comparative analyses of CN for patients treated with immuno-oncology (IO) versus TKI agents are sparse. Our objective was to compare CN timing and outcomes among patients who received TKI versus IO therapy. Methods This was a multicenter retrospective analysis of patients who underwent CN using data from the REMARCC (Registry of Metastatic RCC) database. The cohort was divided into TKI versus IO first-line therapy groups. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality (ACM). Secondary outcomes included cancer-specific mortality (CSM). Multivariable analysis was used to identify factors predictive for ACM and CSM. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze 5-yr overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) with stratification by primary systemic therapy and timing in relation to CN. Key findings and limitations We analyzed data for 189 patients (148 TKI + CN, 41 IO +CN; median follow-up 23.2 mo). Multivariable analysis revealed that a greater number of metastases (hazard ratio [HR] 1.06; p = 0.015), greater primary tumor size (HR 1.10; p = 0.043), TKI receipt (HR 2.36; p = 0.015), and initiation of systemic therapy after CN (HR 1.49; p = 0.039) were associated with worse ACM. A greater number of metastases at diagnosis (HR 1.07; p = 0.011), greater primary tumor size (HR 1.12; p = 0.018), TKI receipt (HR 5.43; p = 0.004), and initiation of systemic therapy after CN (HR 2.04; p < 0.001) were associated with worse CSM. Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed greater 5-yr rates for OS (51% vs 27%; p < 0.001) and CSS (83% vs 30%; p < 0.001) for IO +CN versus TKI + CN. This difference persisted in a subgroup analysis for patients with intermediate or poor risk, with 5-yr OS rates of 50% for IO + CN versus 30% for TKI + CN (p < 0.001). A subanalysis stratified by CN timing revealed better 5-yr rates for OS (50% vs 30%; p = 0.042) and CSS (90% vs 30%, p = 0.019) for delayed CN after IO therapy, but not after TKI therapy. Conclusions and clinical implications For patients who underwent CN, systemic therapy before CN was associated with better outcomes. In addition, IO therapy was associated with better survival outcomes in comparison to TKI therapy. Our findings question the applicability of clinical trial data from the TKI era to CN in the IO era for mRCC. Patient summary For patients with metastatic kidney cancer treated with surgery, better survival outcomes were observed for those who also received immunotherapy in comparison to therapy targeting specific proteins in the body (tyrosine kinase inhibitors, TKIs). Immunotherapy or TKI treatment resulted in better outcomes if it was received before rather than after surgery.
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- Margaret F. Meagher
- Department of Urology, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano Oncologia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Clinic Carrer de Villarroel, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Clinic Carrer de Villarroel, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Urology, SS Annunziata Hospital, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Urology, SS Annunziata Hospital, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA
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Esterberg E, Iyer S, Nagar SP, Davis KL, Tannir NM. Real-World Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:115-125.e3. [PMID: 37914609 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nearly 30% of new renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cases are diagnosed at an advanced or metastatic stage. Recent approvals of immunotherapies (IO) have significantly impacted patient care, but real-world outcomes of these treatments have not been widely evaluated. METHODS Eligible physicians abstracted demographic and clinical data from patient medical records for patients with advanced clear and non-clear cell RCC (aRCC) who initiated treatment between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2020. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. A multivariate Cox regression model was developed to assess the impact of treatment category on clinical outcomes while controlling for International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk category, histology, and other patient characteristics. RESULTS A total of 498 patients were included (201 from US, 62 from Canada, 58 from UK, 59 from France, 58 from Germany, 60 from Spain). Of these, 250 received tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) monotherapy, 197 received immunotherapy (IO) combination (119 IO+TKI, 78 IO+IO), and 32 received IO monotherapy as first-line treatment for aRCC; 19 patients received various other regimens. 16% of patients had a favorable IMDC risk score. Based on results of multivariable Cox regression, PFS (hazard ratio [HR] [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 0.50 [0.36-0.72]) (P < .001) and time to next treatment (TTNT) were significantly longer (HR [95% CI]: 0.54 [0.39-0.73]) (P < .001) for patients treated with IO combination versus TKI monotherapy. IO combination had a numerically reduced, but statistically insignificant, risk of death versus TKI monotherapy (HR: 0.66; P = .114). IO+TKI combination was associated with significantly longer PFS and reduced risk of progression (HR: 0.52; P = .04) versus IO+IO combination; similar results were observed for TTNT (HR: 0.57; P = .03). CONCLUSION Our evaluation of real-world treatment outcomes in aRCC revealed that IO + TKI combination is associated with improved PFS and prolonged TTNT compared with TKI monotherapy and IO+IO combination.
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Lai GS, Li JR, Wang SS, Chen CS, Yang CK, Lin CY, Hung SC, Chiu KY, Yang SF. Outcome benefits of upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: An analysis of the TriNetX database. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299102. [PMID: 38547226 PMCID: PMC10977795 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy remains debatable in the present era of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Here, we aimed to evaluate the outcomes of metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients treated with upfront CN and modern systemic therapies. METHODS Using the TriNetX network database, we identified patients, in the period from 2008 to 2022, who were diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, receiving first-line systemic therapies with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or immune checkpoint inhibitors. Their overall survivals were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method as well as multivariable regressions. RESULTS We identified 11,094 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Of them, 2,914 (43%) patients in the tyrosine kinase inhibitor cohort (n = 6,779), and 1,884 (43.7%) in the immune checkpoint inhibitors cohort (n = 4315) underwent upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy. Those receiving upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy showed survival advantages with either tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Hazard ratio 0.722, 95% Confidence interval 0.67-0.73, p<0.001) or immune checkpoint inhibitors (Hazard ratio 65.1, 95% Confidence interval 0.59-0.71, p<0.001). In multivariable analysis, upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy was a factor for improved OS in both cohorts: tyrosine kinase inhibitors (Hazard ratio 0.623, 95% Confidence interval 0.56-0.694, p<0.001) and immune checkpoint inhibitors cohort (Hazard ratio 0.688, 95% Confidence interval 0.607-0.779, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy was associated with an improved overall survival for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving either first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors or immune checkpoint inhibitors. Our results support a clinical role of upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy in the modern era.
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- Gu-Shun Lai
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
- Department of Medicine and Nursing, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Tawan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Li KP, He M, Wan S, Chen SY, Wang CY, Li XR, Yang L. Comparison of upfront versus deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving systemic therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2023; 109:3178-3188. [PMID: 37462997 PMCID: PMC10583944 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to conduct a pooled analysis to compare the outcomes of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who received presurgical systemic therapy [(ST); including immunotherapy and/or targeted therapy] followed by cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) [(deferred CN; (dCN)] with those who underwent upfront CN (uCN) followed by ST. METHODS The present study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library database to identify eligible comparative studies up to April 2023. To evaluate their relevance, pooled hazard ratio with 95% CIs were calculated. RESULTS A total of 3157 patients were included in nine studies. The dCN group was observed to be correlated with superior overall survival (OS) compared to the uCN group (hazard ratio =0.71, 95% CI 0.57-0.89, P =0.003). Moreover, the authors conducted subgroup analyses according to the type of ST, sample size, sex, age, and risk score, and observed similar outcomes for OS across most subgroups. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrated that dCN may be associated with improved OS compared to uCN in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving ST. However, no significant differences were found between the uCN and dCN groups in the immunotherapy-based combinations subgroup. Further research is needed to confirm these results.
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Tappero S, Barletta F, Piccinelli ML, Cano Garcia C, Incesu RB, Morra S, Scheipner L, Tian Z, Parodi S, Dell'Oglio P, Palumbo C, Briganti A, De Cobelli O, Chun FKH, Graefen M, Longo N, Ahyai S, Saad F, Shariat SF, Suardi N, Borghesi M, Terrone C, Karakiewicz PI. The Association Between Cytoreductive Nephrectomy and Overall Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma with Primary Tumor Size ≤4 cm. Eur Urol Focus 2023; 9:742-750. [PMID: 36906483 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is unknown whether the survival benefit of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) applies to patients with primary tumor size ≤4 cm. OBJECTIVE To test the association between CN on overall survival (OS) of mRCC patients with primary tumor size ≤4 cm. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2006-2018), all mRCC patients with primary tumor size ≤4 cm were identified. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Propensity score matching (PSM), Kaplan-Meier plots, multivariable Cox regression analyses, and 6-mo landmark analyses addressed OS according to CN status. Sensitivity analyses examined specific populations of special interest: systemic therapy exposed versus naïve, clear-cell (ccmRCC) versus non-clear-cell (non-ccmRCC) mRCC histology, historical (2006-2012) versus contemporary (2013-2018), and young (≤65 yr) versus old (>65 yr) patients. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS Of 814 patients, 387 (48%) underwent CN. After PSM, the median OS was 44 versus 7 mo (Δ = 37 mo; p < 0.001) in CN versus no-CN patients. CN was associated with higher OS in overall population (multivariable hazard ratio [HR]: 0.30; p < 0.001) as well as in landmark analyses (HR: 0.39; p < 0.001). In all sensitivity analyses, CN was independently associated with higher OS: systemic therapy exposed, HR: 0.38; systemic therapy naïve, HR: 0.31; ccmRCC, HR: 0.29; non-ccmRCC, HR: 0.37; historical, HR: 0.31; contemporary, HR: 0.30; young, HR: 0.23; and old, HR: 0.39 (all p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The current study validates the association between CN and higher OS in patients with primary tumor size ≤4 cm. This association is robust, controlled for immortal time bias, and valid across systemic treatment exposure, histologic subtypes, years of surgery, and patient age. PATIENT SUMMARY In the current study, we tested the association between cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) and overall survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and small primary tumor size. We found a strong association between CN and survival, which persists even after several significant variations in patient and tumor characteristics.
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- Stefano Tappero
- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Unit of Urology/Division of Oncology, Gianfranco Soldera Prostate Cancer Lab, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Urology, IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Urology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Urology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy; Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Urology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Unit of Urology/Division of Oncology, Gianfranco Soldera Prostate Cancer Lab, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA; Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Urology, Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Song SH, Lee S. Cytoreductive nephrectomy in the age of immunotherapy-based combination treatment. Investig Clin Urol 2023; 64:425-434. [PMID: 37668198 PMCID: PMC10482658 DOI: 10.4111/icu.20230187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) displays a wide spectrum of oncological prognosis and clinical behavior, and is noted for its generally poor outcome in metastatic settings. However, the introduction of immunotherapy after the cytokine era has changed the landscape of treatment for metastatic RCC, outperforming previous targeted therapy and providing new hope for patients with advanced disease. Cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) has been the center of controversy, with questionable survival benefit when compared to systemic therapy. Despite discouraging results from the two randomized clinical trials (CARMENA & SURTIME), interest into the role of CN is being rekindled, and contemporary real-world studies provide supporting evidence to suggest that CN may still have a role in well-selected patients treated or expecting treatment with immunotherapy, not only for symptomatic control but also for oncological benefit. In this review article, we attempt to review the modern insight into the role of CN for metastatic RCC in contemporary medicine, with a focus on treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor combination-based immunotherapy.
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- Sang Hun Song
- Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Rodrigues Pessoa R, Zhang H, Zganjar A, Nabavizadeh R, Packiam VT, Lohse CM, Cheville JC, Pagliaro LC, Costello BA, Boorjian SA, Thompson RH, Lucien F, Dong H, Leibovich BC. Circulating antigen-primed cytotoxic T-cells in patients with renal tumors treated with surgery. Urol Oncol 2023; 41:393.e1-393.e7. [PMID: 37414595 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Systemic immunotherapy has changed the paradigm of treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma, but nephrectomy continues to benefit selected patients. While we continue to identify mechanisms behind drug resistance, the effect of surgery on natural anti-tumor immunity is poorly understood. Specifically, peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) profile and tumor reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes changes secondary to tumor resection have not been extensively characterized. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the effect of nephrectomy on PMBC profile and circulating antigen-primed CD8+ T-cells for patients undergoing solid renal mass resection. METHODS Patients with localized or metastatic solid renal masses who underwent nephrectomy from 2016 to 2018 were enrolled. Blood samples were collected at 3 timepoints for PBMCs analysis (pre-op, 1 day, and 3 months post-op). Flow cytometry was used to identify CD11ahigh CD8+ T lymphocytes that were then further characterized according to the expression of CX3CR1/GZMB, Ki67, Bim, and PD-1. Changes in circulating CD8+ T-cells from pre-op to 1 day and 3 months post-op were evaluated using Wilcoxon signed rank tests. RESULTS Antigen-primed CX3CR1+GZMB+ T-cells significantly increased by 3 months after surgery among patients with RCC (0.8 × 109 cells; P = 0.01). In contrast, there was a decrease in absolute numbers of Bim+ T-cells at 3 months (-1.9 × 109 cells; P = 0.02). There were no significant absolute changes in PD-1+ (-1.4 × 109; P = 0.7) and CD11ahigh CD8+ T lymphocytes (1.3 × 109; P = 0.9). Ki67+ T-cells decreased by 3 months (-0.8 × 109; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Nephrectomy is associated with an increase in cytolytic antigen-primed CD8+ T-cells and specific PBMC profile changes. Further studies are warranted to ascertain the role surgery may have in the restoration of anti-tumor immunity.
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Studentova H, Spisarova M, Kopova A, Zemankova A, Melichar B, Student V. The Evolving Landscape of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3855. [PMID: 37568671 PMCID: PMC10417043 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15153855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been studied intensively over the past few decades. Interestingly, the opinion with regard to the importance of this procedure has switched from a recommendation as a standard of care to an almost complete refutation. However, no definitive agreement on cytoreductive nephrectomy, including the pros and cons of the procedure, has been reached, and the topic remains highly controversial. With the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors, we have experienced a paradigm shift, with immunotherapy playing a crucial role in the treatment algorithm. Nevertheless, obtaining results from prospective clinical trials on the role of cytoreductive nephrectomy requires time, and once some data have been gathered, the standards of systemic therapy may be different, and we stand again at the beginning. This review summarizes current knowledge on the topic in the light of newly evolving treatment strategies. The crucial point is to recognize who could be an appropriate candidate for immediate cytoreductive surgery that may facilitate the effect of systemic therapy through tumor debulking, or who might benefit from deferred cytoreduction in the setting of an objective response of the tumor. The role of prognostic factors in management decisions as well as the technical details associated with performing the procedure from a urological perspective are discussed. Ongoing clinical trials that may bring new evidence for transforming therapeutic paradigms are listed.
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- Hana Studentova
- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (H.S.); (M.S.); (A.K.); (A.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (H.S.); (M.S.); (A.K.); (A.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (H.S.); (M.S.); (A.K.); (A.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (H.S.); (M.S.); (A.K.); (A.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (H.S.); (M.S.); (A.K.); (A.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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An Z, Hsu MA, Gicobi JK, Xu T, Harrington SM, Zhang H, Pavelko KD, Hirdler JB, Lohse CM, Nabavizadeh R, Pessoa RR, Sharma V, Thompson RH, Leibovich BC, Dong H, Lucien F. A Novel PD-L1 Antibody Promotes Antitumor Function of Peripheral Cytotoxic Lymphocytes after Radical Nephrectomy in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 210:2029-2037. [PMID: 37163328 PMCID: PMC10615852 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The intrinsic and acquired resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade is an important challenge for patients and clinicians because no reliable tool has been developed to predict individualized response to immunotherapy. In this study, we demonstrate the translational relevance of an ex vivo functional assay that measures the tumor cell killing ability of patient-derived CD8 T and NK cells (referred to as "cytotoxic lymphocytes," or CLs) isolated from the peripheral blood of patients with renal cell carcinoma. Patient-derived PBMCs were isolated before and after nephrectomy from patients with renal cell carcinoma. We compared the efficacy of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (pembrolizumab, nivolumab, atezolizumab) and a newly developed PD-L1 inhibitor (H1A Ab) in eliciting cytotoxic function. CL activity was improved at 3 mo after radical nephrectomy compared with baseline, and it was associated with higher circulating levels of tumor-reactive effector CD8 T cells (CD11ahighCX3CR1+GZMB+). Treatment of PBMCs with FDA-approved PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors enhanced tumor cell killing activity of CLs, but a differential response was observed at the individual-patient level. H1A demonstrated superior efficacy in promoting CL activity compared with FDA-approved PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. PBMC immunophenotyping by mass cytometry revealed enrichment of effector CD8 T and NK cells in H1A-treated PBMCs and immunosuppressive regulatory T cells in atezolizumab-treated samples. Our study lays the ground for future investigation of the therapeutic value of H1A as a next-generation immune checkpoint inhibitor and the potential of measuring CTL activity in PBMCs as a tool to predict individual response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
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- Zesheng An
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Urology, Tianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. 300211
- Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Zabor EC, Assel M. On the Need for Landmark Analysis or Time-dependent Covariates. J Urol 2023; 209:1060-1062. [PMID: 37037013 PMCID: PMC10175158 DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000003459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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- Emily C Zabor
- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Rolle der zytoreduktiven Nephrektomie beim metastasierten Nierenzellkarzinom. Aktuelle Urol 2023; 54:180. [PMID: 37224849 DOI: 10.1055/a-1891-6392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Goodstein T, Yang Y, Runcie K, Srinivasan R, Singer EA. Two is company, is three a crowd? Triplet therapy, novel molecular targets, and updates on the management of advanced renal cell carcinoma. Curr Opin Oncol 2023; 35:206-217. [PMID: 37226958 PMCID: PMC10213993 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to highlight the most recent changes in the management of advanced renal cell carcinoma, a complicated and ever-changing field of research. RECENT FINDINGS A recent meta-analysis examining combination therapy favors nivolumab plus cabozantinib as the overall survival leader in doublet therapy. Initial results on the first ever trial of triplet therapy have demonstrated improved progression-free survival over current standard of care. The hypoxia-inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α) inhibitor belzutifan is FDA approved for patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease and is currently being investigated in patients with nonhereditary renal cell carcinoma. The new glutamate synthesis inhibitor, telaglenastat, perhaps confers synergistic benefit when combined with everolimus, but combination with cabozantinib was not so effective. Dual mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibition with sapanisertib does not appear to be an effective therapeutic option. New biomarkers and targets are actively being investigated. Four recent trials examining alternative agents to pembrolizumab in the adjuvant setting did not demonstrate an improvement in recurrence-free survival. Cytoreductive nephrectomy in the combination therapy era is supported by retrospective data; clinical trials are recruiting patients. SUMMARY The last year ushered in novel approaches of varying success for managing advanced renal cell carcinoma, including triplet therapy, HIF-2α inhibitors, metabolic pathway inhibitors, and dual mTOR inhibitors. Pembrolizumab remains the only modern therapy available in the adjuvant setting, and the waters surrounding cytoreductive nephrectomy are still murky.
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- Taylor Goodstein
- Division of Urologic Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus OH 43206
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- Divsion of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus OH 43206
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Molecular Therapeutics Section, Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Urologic Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus OH 43206
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Chen B, Li J, Huang Y, Tang B, Jiang J, Chen Z, Li J, Wang P, Cao D, Liu L, Wei Q. The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the targeted therapy and immunological therapy era: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2023; 109:982-994. [PMID: 36974696 PMCID: PMC10389335 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) remains controversial. In addition, several unanswered questions regarding the use of CN remain: Can CN provide survival benefits for patients with mRCC? Where do we place CN in the treatment sequence paradigm among patients with mRCC? How do we best stratify patients with mRCC for CN therapy? MATERIALS AND METHODS A search strategy was conducted in the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases. Studies were included only in the English language. The risk of bias assessment was made by using ROBINS-I (Risk of Bias in Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions) and RoB 2 (Risk of Bias 2) tools. The expected outcomes were analyzed by meta-analyses with the fixed-effects model or random effects model, including overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The measure of effect was the hazard ratio (HR) with a 95% CI, and sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the reliability of the final results. RESULTS A total of 30 studies were included in the qualitative analysis. The HR for OS was 0.55 (95% CI, 0.50-0.61), and PFS was 0.72 (95% CI, 0.66-0.80), favoring CN compared with no CN. The upfront CN plus targeted therapy (TT) group had superior OS (HR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.51-0.64) compared with the TT alone group. Furthermore, upfront CN plus systemic therapy (ST) was associated with numerically inferior OS compared with ST plus deferred CN in patients with mRCC (HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 0.98-1.74). Finally, the leave-one-out test of sensitivity analysis indicated that the results of this meta-analysis were stable and reliable in the overall HR estimates for these survival outcomes. CONCLUSIONS First, CN was associated with better survival than no CN in patients with mRCC. Second, the combination of upfront CN and TT may lead to superior survival outcomes compared to TT alone in patients with mRCC. Survival outcomes were similar between the upfront CN+ST group and the ST+deferred CN group in patients with mRCC. Exact patient selection based on baseline prognostic factors is needed to promise maximal survival for patients with mRCC.
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- Bo Chen
- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology
- Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Sato H, Sazuka T, Fujimoto A, Kagitani S, Arai T, Goto Y, Imamura Y, Sakamoto S, Ikeda J, Ichikawa T. A case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma successfully treated with deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy following lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab combination therapy. IJU Case Rep 2023; 6:185-189. [PMID: 37144081 PMCID: PMC10151202 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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Introduction Combination therapy using immuno-oncology drugs with tyrosine kinase inhibitors is increasingly important in the therapeutic strategy for metastatic renal cell carcinomas. Here, we report a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma that was successfully treated with deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy following lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab combination therapy. Case presentation A 49-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a diagnosis of advanced right kidney cancer with multiple lung metastases (cT3aN0M1). The size of the primary tumor was so huge that it exceeded 20 cm in diameter, pushing the liver and intestines to the left. After administration of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab combination as first-line treatment, all the metastatic lung lesions disappeared, and the primary lesion shrank significantly. Robot-assisted radical nephrectomy was successfully performed, resulting in complete surgical remission. Conclusion Deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy following a lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab combination is a useful therapeutic strategy for achieving complete remission of metastatic renal cell carcinomas.
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- Hiroaki Sato
- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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Li KP, Chen SY, Wang CY, Li XR, Yang L. The impact of cytoreductive nephrectomy on survival outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving immunotherapy: An evidence-based analysis of comparative outcomes. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1132466. [PMID: 36999026 PMCID: PMC10043247 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1132466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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PurposeThe prognostic impact of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the era of immunotherapy is yet to be determined. The aim of our study is to evaluate the correlation between CN and outcomes in the setting of mRCC treated with immunotherapy.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search of the Science, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases to identify relevant studies published in English up to December 2022. The results were presented as hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overall survival (OS) was extracted to assess their relevance. The study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022383026).ResultsA total of 2397 patients were included in eight studies. The CN group was observed to be correlated with superior OS compared to the No CN group (HR = 0.53, 95% CI 0.39–0.71, p < 0.0001). Subgroup analysis according to the type of immunotherapy, sample size, and treatment line of immune checkpoint inhibitor revealed that CN group had a superior OS in all subgroups.ConclusionCN is associated with a better outcome in terms of OS benefit in selected patients with mRCC treated by immunotherapy, but further studies are required to verify the conclusions.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42022383026.
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- *Correspondence: Xiao-ran Li, ; Li Yang,
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Huang G, Liao J, Cai S, Chen Z, Qin X, Ba L, Rao J, Zhong W, Lin Y, Liang Y, Wei L, Li J, Deng K, Li X, Guo Z, Wang L, Zhuo Y. Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting cancer-specific survival in patients with metastatic clear cell renal carcinoma: A study based on SEER database. Front Oncol 2022; 12:949058. [PMID: 36237316 PMCID: PMC9552762 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.949058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objectives Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is highly prevalent, prone to metastasis, and has a poor prognosis after metastasis. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a prognostic model to predict the individualized prognosis of patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC). Patients and Methods Data of 1790 patients with mccRCC, registered from 2010 to 2015, were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. The included patients were randomly divided into a training set (n = 1253) and a validation set (n = 537) based on the ratio of 7:3. The univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to identify the important independent prognostic factors. A nomogram was then constructed to predict cancer specific survival (CSS). The performance of the nomogram was internally validated by using the concordance index (C-index), calibration plots, receiver operating characteristic curves, net reclassification improvement (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and decision curve analysis (DCA). We compared the nomogram with the TNM staging system. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was applied to validate the application of the risk stratification system. Results Diagnostic age, T-stage, N-stage, bone metastases, brain metastases, liver metastases, lung metastases, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and histological grade were identified as independent predictors of CSS. The C-index of training and validation sets are 0.707 and 0.650 respectively. In the training set, the AUC of CSS predicted by nomogram in patients with mccRCC at 1-, 3- and 5-years were 0.770, 0.758, and 0.757, respectively. And that in the validation set were 0.717, 0.700, and 0.700 respectively. Calibration plots also showed great prediction accuracy. Compared with the TNM staging system, NRI and IDI results showed that the predictive ability of the nomogram was greatly improved, and DCA showed that patients obtained clinical benefits. The risk stratification system can significantly distinguish the patients with different survival risks. Conclusion In this study, we developed and validated a nomogram to predict the CSS rate in patients with mccRCC. It showed consistent reliability and clinical applicability. Nomogram may assist clinicians in evaluating the risk factors of patients and formulating an optimal individualized treatment strategy.
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- Guangyi Huang
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Determining Front-Line Therapeutic Strategy for Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14194607. [PMID: 36230530 PMCID: PMC9559659 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The therapeutic landscape for metastatic renal cell carcinoma has rapidly evolved over the years, and we are now in an era of combination therapy strategies employing immune checkpoint blockade and anti-angiogenesis targeted therapy. Since 2018, we have gained regulatory approval for four distinct combination therapies, all with survival benefits, and with guideline recommendation for use in the front-line setting. As such, treatment selection has become increasingly complex with a myriad of treatment choices but little high-level head-to-head data to guide treatment selection. Heterogeneity in tumor biology further complicates treatment selection as tumors vary in behavior and treatment responsiveness. Ongoing development of biomarkers will certainly assist in this setting, and validation of predictive markers represents an unmet need. In their absence, we highlight features of disease and nuances to datasets from landmark prospective clinical trials to help inform treatment selection. There is growing evidence to support deferring upfront systemic therapy in some patients, with opportunities for active surveillance or metastasis-directed therapy. In others, upfront systemic therapy is warranted and necessitates thoughtful consideration of multiple clinicopathologic parameters to inform optimal patient-centered decision making.
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The role of surgery for loco-regional and advanced urological cancers. Curr Opin Urol 2022; 32:634-642. [PMID: 36101519 DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000001036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW There is a general misconception that surgery is the antithesis of palliation. However, symptom mitigation, the basic tenet of palliative interventions, can be achieved by invasive procedures. Surgical care, thus, plays an important role in palliative oncology, alongside radiation and systemic therapy. There is global movement to improve palliation in oncology, and thus it is timely to evaluate the role of surgical interventions can play in this setting. RECENT FINDINGS Many of the surgical interventions done with palliative intent were first established as curative options. Most studies looked at interventions for local control of primary tumour including extirpative surgeries, while some studies studied pain relief for bone metastases. Results show that patients have an acceptable survival outcome and complication rate comparable to those done in the curative setting. However, not all studies report functional outcomes and symptom-relief consistently, highlighting an unmet need. SUMMARY More studies are needed to further define the role of surgery in palliative care. Randomized controlled trials studying surgical intervention in the palliative setting will be challenging because of lack of equipoise, inherent bias in patient and disease characteristics in those who undergo surgery. Nonetheless, studies should endeavour to study symptom-free survival and PROMs as meaningful endpoints of interventions performed in a palliative setting rather than solely focus on hard oncological endpoints of survival.
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