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Ding K, Yang Z, Zhang D, Sun L. Efficacy Assessment of Post-nephrectomy Adjuvant Therapies in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:3894-3905. [PMID: 38494564 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15121-2] [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: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to integrate the efficacy results of post-nephrectomy adjuvant therapies in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with risk of recurrence, and attempt to determine the optimal intervention choice. METHODS We performed standard meta-analysis procedures in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to 22 September 2022. Randomized controlled trials reporting overall survival (OS) or disease-free survival (DFS) of adjuvant therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and targeted therapies, in adult post-nephrectomy RCC patients were eligible for inclusion. RESULTS Seven studies involving 7548 participants were included in our analyses. In contrast with placebo, DFS benefit with ICIs was only observed in female RCC patients and RCC patients with high programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression (≥ 1%), sarcomatoid features, and M0 intermediate-high risk. Network meta-analyses demonstrated that pembrolizumab exhibited both DFS and OS benefit compared with placebo, sunitinib, sorafenib, and girentuximab, and only DFS benefit compared with atezolizumab and nivolumab plus ipilimumab. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that post-nephrectomy RCC patients with sarcomatoid differentiation and high PD-L1 expression were more responsive to ICIs. Furthermore, pembrolizumab monotherapy exhibited superior DFS and OS results over other adjuvant therapies.
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- Kaiyue Ding
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Hakimi K, Saidian A, Panian J, Barata P, Berg S, Chang SL, Saliby RM, Dzimitrowicz H, Emamekhoo H, Gross E, Kilari D, Lam E, Nguyen M, Meagher M, Wang L, Rauterkus GP, D'Andrea V, Yim K, Psutka S, Thapa B, Weise N, Zhang T, McKay RR, Derweesh IH. Outcomes of Consolidative Nephrectomy following Primary Immunotherapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Analysis. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2023; 21:694-702. [PMID: 37558529 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.07.007] [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: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate effect and outcomes of combination primary immunotherapy (IO) and nephrectomy for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHODS We conducted a multicenter, retrospective analysis of patients with advanced/metastatic RCC who received IO followed by nephrectomy. Primary outcome was Bifecta (negative surgical margins and no 30-day surgical complications). Secondary outcomes included progression-free survival (PFS) following surgery, reduction in tumor/thrombus size, RENAL score, and clinical/pathologic downstaging. Cox regression multivariable analysis was conducted for predictors of Bifecta and PFS. Kaplan-Meier analysis assessed PFS, comparing Bifecta and non-Bifecta groups. RESULTS A total of 56 patients were analyzed (median age 63 years; median follow-up 22.5 months). A total of 40 (71.4%) patients were intermediate IMDC risk. Patients were treated with immunotherapy for median duration of 8.1 months. Immunotherapy resulted in reductions in tumor size (P < .001), thrombus size (P = .02), and RENAL score (P < .001); 38 (67.9%) patients were clinically downstaged on imaging (P < .001) and 25 (44.6%) patients were pathologically downstaged following surgery (P < .001). Bifecta was achieved in 38 (67.9%) patients. Predictors for bifecta achievement included decreasing tumor size (HR 1.08, P = .043) and pathological downstaging (HR 2.13, P = .047). Bifecta (HR 5.65, P = .009), pathologic downstaging (HR 5.15, P = .02), and increasing reduction in tumor size (HR 1.2, P = .007) were associated with improved PFS. Bifecta patients demonstrated improved 2-year PFS (84% vs. 71%, P = .019). CONCLUSIONS Primary immunotherapy reduced tumor/thrombus size and complexity. Pathologically downstaged patients were more likely to achieve bifecta, and these patients displayed improved 2-year PFS. Our study supports further inquiry in the use of CRN following primary immunotherapy for advanced renal cancer.
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- Kevin Hakimi
- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Deparment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
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- Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Lark Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Lark Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Lark Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Deparment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Deparment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.
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Fransen van de Putte EE, van den Brink L, Mansour MA, van der Mijn JC, Wilgenhof S, van Thienen JV, Haanen JB, Boleti E, Powles T, Zondervan PJ, Graafland NM, Bex A. Indications and Outcomes for Deferred Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Combination Therapy: Can Systemic Therapy be Withdrawn in Patients with No Evidence of Disease? EUR UROL SUPPL 2023; 55:15-22. [PMID: 37693729 PMCID: PMC10485779 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Background Upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) is no longer the standard of care for patients with metastastic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) with intermediate or poor prognosis according to the International mRCC Database Consortium categories. Objective To investigate indications for CN following first-line ipilimumab-nivolumab, and assess management and outcomes for patients achieving no evidence of disease (NED) after CN. Design setting and participants This was a retrospective cohort study among 125 patients with synchronous mRCC who received ipilimumab-nivolumab treatment between March 2019 and June 2022 at four European centres. At one of the four centres, nivolumab was stopped following NED. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis We measured complete response of metastases (mCR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours 1.1; near-complete response of mestastases (mnCR) was defined as a >80% reduction in cumulative metastatic volume. Treatment-free survival (TFS), disease-free survival (DFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were determined. Results and limitations At median follow-up of 25 mo, 23/125 patients (18%) had undergone deferred CN. Of 26 patients (21%) with mCR or mnCR, 19 (73%) underwent CN to achieve NED, of whom 11 (58%) discontinued nivolumab, with median TFS of 21 mo. For patients who continued (n = 8, 42%) versus discontinued nivolumab following NED, 2-yr DFS was 83% versus 60% (p = 0.675) and 3-yr CSS was 100% versus 70% (p = 0.325). Four patients underwent CN because of a dissociated response of the primary tumour and were still alive at median follow-up of 5 mo. Conclusions CN can result in NED, durable DFS, and substantial time off systemic therapy. More collaborative data are required to ascertain the benefits of treatment discontinuation versus oncologic safety. Patient summary In our study using real-world data, 18% of patients treated with immunotherapy underwent deferred kidney surgery. The majority were free of disease after 3 years. Half of the patients who stopped immunotherapy after surgery have been off therapy for 21 months or longer. Larger studies are needed to investigate the effect of kidney surgery and discontinuation of immunotherapy on survival.
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- Department of Urology, Amsterdam Medical University Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Medical Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Urology, Amsterdam Medical University Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Renal Cancer Network, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Renal Cancer Network, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Urology, Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Renal Cancer Network, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
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Attawettayanon W, Yasuda Y, Zhang JJH, Kazama A, Rathi N, Munoz-Lopez C, Lewis K, Shah S, Li J, Emrich Accioly JP, Campbell RA, Shah S, Wood A, Kaouk J, Haber GP, Eltemamy M, Krishnamurthi V, Abouassaly R, Weight C, Derweesh I, Campbell SC. Selective Use of Neoadjuvant Targeted Therapy Is Associated with Greater Achievement of Partial Nephrectomy for High-complexity Renal Masses in a Solitary Kidney. EUR UROL SUPPL 2023; 54:1-9. [PMID: 37545849 PMCID: PMC10403684 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2023.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Background Partial nephrectomy (PN) is preferred for a renal mass in a solitary kidney (RMSK), although tumors with high complexity can be challenging. Objective To evaluate the evolution of RMSK management with a focus on achievement of PN. Design setting and participants Patients with nonmetastatic RMSK (n = 499) were retrospectively reviewed; 133 had high tumor complexity, including 80 in the pre-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) era (1999-2008) and 53 in the TKI era (2009-2022). After 2009, 23/53 patients received neoadjuvant TKI and 30/53 had immediate-surgery. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis Functional outcomes, adverse events and complications, dialysis-free survival, and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were the measures evaluated. Mann-Whitney and χ2 tests were used to compare cohorts, and the log-rank test was applied for survival analyses. Results and limitations Overall, the median RENAL score was 10 and the median tumor diameter was 5.2 cm. Demographic characteristics, tumor diameter, and RENAL scores were similar between the pre-TKI-era and TKI-era groups. In the TKI era, 23/53 patients (43%) with clear-cell histology were selected for neoadjuvant TKI. These 23 patients had a greater median tumor diameter (7.1 vs 4.4 cm; p = 0.02) and RENAL score (11 vs 10; p = 0.07). After TKI treatment, the median tumor diameter decreased to 5.6 cm and the RENAL score to 9, and tumor volume was reduced by 59% (all p < 0.05). PN was accomplished in 21/23 (91%) the TKI-treated cases and in 27/30 (90%) of the immediate-surgery cases (2009-2022). PN was only accomplished in 52/80 (65%) of the patients from the pre-TKI era (p < 0.01). The 5-yr dialysis-free survival rate was 59% in the pre-TKI-era group and 91% in the TKI-era group. The 5-yr RFS rate was lower in the TKI-era group (59% vs 74%; p = 0.21), which was mostly related to more aggressive tumor biology, as reflected by a predominance of systemic rather than local recurrences. Conclusions Management of RMSK with high tumor complexity is challenging. Selective use of TKI therapy was associated with greater use of PN, although a randomized study is needed. RFS mostly reflected aggressive tumor biology rather than failure of local management. Patient summary For complex kidney tumors in patients with a single kidney, management is challenging. Use of drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors before surgery was associated with reductions in tumor size and greater ability to achieve partial kidney removal for cancer control. Most recurrences were metastatic, which reflects aggressive tumor biology rather than failure of surgery.
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- Worapat Attawettayanon
- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Songklanagarind Hospital, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Urology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Division of Urology and Molecular Oncology. Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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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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Medlej ZAA, Medlej W, Slaba S, Torrecillas P, Cueto A, Urbaneja A, Garrido AJ, Lugnani F. Cryoablation and Immunotherapy: An Enthralling Synergy for Cancer Treatment. Curr Oncol 2023; 30:4844-4860. [PMID: 37232823 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30050365] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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As less invasive options for surgical tumor removal, minimally invasive ablative techniques have gained popularity. Several solid tumors are being treated with cryoablation, a non-heat-based ablation technique. Cryoablation data in comparison over time demonstrates better tumor response and faster recovery. Combining cryosurgery with other cancer therapies has been explored to improve the cancer-killing process. Cryoablation with the combination of immunotherapy, results in a robust and efficient attack on the cancer cells. This article focuses on investigating the ability of cryosurgery to create a strong antitumor response when combined with immunologic agents resulting in a synergetic effect. To achieve this objective, we combined cryosurgery with immunotherapy using Nivolumab and lpilimumab. Five clinical cases of lymph node, lung cancer, bone, and lung metastasis were followed and analyzed. In this series of patients, percutaneous cryoablation and addressing immunity agents were technically feasible. In the follow-ups, there appeared to be no radiological evidence of new tumor development.
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- Zain Al Abidine Medlej
- Agro-Food and Environmental Biosciences and Technologies Department, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Cryolebabon and Medical Devices Sarl, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut 1104 2020, Lebanon
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- Radiology Department, Clinica Santa Elena, 29620 Madrid, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Clinica Santa Elena, 29620 Madrid, Spain
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Motzer RJ, Russo P, Grünwald V, Tomita Y, Zurawski B, Parikh O, Buti S, Barthélémy P, Goh JC, Ye D, Lingua A, Lattouf JB, Albigès L, George S, Shuch B, Sosman J, Staehler M, Vázquez Estévez S, Simsek B, Spiridigliozzi J, Chudnovsky A, Bex A. Adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus placebo for localised renal cell carcinoma after nephrectomy (CheckMate 914): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 401:821-832. [PMID: 36774933 PMCID: PMC10259621 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)02574-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Effective adjuvant therapy for patients with resected localised renal cell carcinoma represents an unmet need, with surveillance being the standard of care. We report results from part A of a phase 3, randomised trial that aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus placebo. METHODS The double-blind, randomised, phase 3 CheckMate 914 trial enrolled patients with localised clear cell renal cell carcinoma who were at high risk of relapse after radical or partial nephrectomy between 4-12 weeks before random assignment. Part A, reported herein, was done in 145 hospitals and cancer centres across 20 countries. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to nivolumab (240 mg) intravenously every 2 weeks for 12 doses plus ipilimumab (1 mg/kg) intravenously every 6 weeks for four doses, or matching placebo, via an interactive response technology system. The expected treatment period was 24 weeks, and treatment could be continued until week 36, allowing for treatment delays. Randomisation was stratified by TNM stage and nephrectomy (partial vs radical). The primary endpoint was disease-free survival according to masked independent central review; safety was a secondary endpoint. Disease-free survival was analysed in all randomly assigned patients (intention-to-treat population); exposure, safety, and tolerability were analysed in all patients who received at least one dose of study drug (all-treated population). This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03138512. FINDINGS Between Aug 28, 2017, and March 16, 2021, 816 patients were randomly assigned to receive either adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab (405 patients) or placebo (411 patients). 580 (71%) of 816 patients were male and 236 (29%) patients were female. With a median follow-up of 37·0 months (IQR 31·3-43·7), median disease-free survival was not reached in the nivolumab plus ipilimumab group and was 50·7 months (95% CI 48·1 to not estimable) in the placebo group (hazard ratio 0·92, 95% CI 0·71-1·19; p=0·53). The number of events required for the planned overall survival interim analysis was not reached at the time of the data cutoff, and only 61 events occurred (33 in the nivolumab plus ipilimumab group and 28 in the placebo group). 155 (38%) of 404 patients who received nivolumab plus ipilimumab and 42 (10%) of 407 patients who received placebo had grade 3-5 adverse events. All-cause adverse events of any grade led to discontinuation of nivolumab plus ipilimumab in 129 (32%) of 404 treated patients and of placebo in nine (2%) of 407 treated patients. Four deaths were attributed to treatment with nivolumab plus ipilimumab and no deaths were attributed to treatment with placebo. INTERPRETATION Adjuvant therapy with nivolumab plus ipilimumab did not improve disease-free survival versus placebo in patients with localised renal cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after nephrectomy. Our study results do not support this regimen for the adjuvant treatment of renal cell carcinoma. FUNDING Bristol Myers Squibb and Ono Pharmaceutical.
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- Robert J Motzer
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinic for Urology, Clinic for Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Department of Molecular Oncology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Outpatient Chemotherapy, Prof Franciszek Łukaszczyk Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Rosemere Cancer Centre, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Preston, UK
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, Strasbourg, France
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- ICON Research, South Brisbane, and Queensland University of Technology, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Instituto Médico Río Cuarto, Rio Cuarto, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery-Urology, CHUM-Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Centre on Renal Tumors, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Global Biometrics and Data Science, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Oncology Late Clinical Global Drug Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Clinical Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Urology, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; University College London Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, London, UK
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Motzer RJ, Martini JF, Mu XJ, Staehler M, George DJ, Valota O, Lin X, Pandha HS, Ching KA, Ravaud A. Molecular characterization of renal cell carcinoma tumors from a phase III anti-angiogenic adjuvant therapy trial. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5959. [PMID: 36216827 PMCID: PMC9550765 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33555-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Multigene assays can provide insight into key biological processes and prognostic information to guide development and selection of adjuvant cancer therapy. We report a comprehensive genomic and transcriptomic analysis of tumor samples from 171 patients at high risk for recurrent renal cell carcinoma post nephrectomy from the S-TRAC trial (NCT00375674). We identify gene expression signatures, including STRAC11 (derived from the sunitinib-treated population). The overlap in key elements captured in these gene expression signatures, which include genes representative of the tumor stroma microenvironment, regulatory T cell, and myeloid cells, suggests they are likely to be both prognostic and predictive of the anti-angiogenic effect in the adjuvant setting. These signatures also point to the identification of potential therapeutic targets for development in adjuvant renal cell carcinoma, such as MERTK and TDO2. Finally, our findings suggest that while anti-angiogenic adjuvant therapy might be important, it may not be sufficient to prevent recurrence and that other factors such as immune response and tumor environment may be of greater importance.
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- Robert J Motzer
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Oncology Research Unit, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development Medicine, Pfizer Inc, La Jolla, CA, 92121, USA
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Bavaria, 80333, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Global Product Development-Oncology, Pfizer S.r.L, Milan, Lombardy, 20152, Italy
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- Global Product Development-Oncology, Pfizer Inc, La Jolla, CA, 92121, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Surrey, Guildford, England, GU2 7XS, UK
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- Oncology Research Unit, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development Medicine, Pfizer Inc, La Jolla, CA, 92121, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, 33300, France
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The Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Renal Cell Carcinoma with Sarcomatoid Histology: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Curr Oncol 2022; 29:5475-5488. [PMID: 36005171 PMCID: PMC9406807 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29080433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation represents a rare histological entity characterized by aggressive behavior, limited efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors or mTOR inhibitors, and poor outcome. The immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy regimen combining ipilimumab with nivolumab represents a new standard of care for this patient population due to a hitherto unprecedented response rate and overall survival. On the other hand, the role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, in particular, with sarcomatoid histology, remains controversial. Patient and Methods: In the present case series, we report six patients with locally advanced or synchronous metastatic sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma and intermediate or poor International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk score, five of whom were successfully subjected to cytoreductive nephrectomy. Results: All six patients received the combination regimen of ipilimumab with nivolumab. Five of these patients underwent upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy followed by systemic treatment without any significant delay, with a durable treatment outcome. Notably, two patients with poor prognostic features achieved a long-term major partial response to therapy. We also performed a review of the literature on optimal treatment strategies for patients with sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma. Conclusion: Herein, we highlight the feasibility of performing cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with intermediate/poor prognosis metastatic renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation followed by immunotherapy with ipilimumab and nivolumab. To enhance the chances of immunotherapy success, cytoreductive nephrectomy should also be considered for patients presenting with a disease with adverse prognostic parameters.
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Immunotherapy in Genitourinary Malignancy: Evolution in Revolution or Revolution in Evolution. Cancer Treat Res 2022; 183:201-223. [PMID: 35551661 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96376-7_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Immunotherapy, the 5th pillar of cancer care after surgery, radiotherapy, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and precision therapy (molecular targeted therapy), is revolutionizing the standard of care in certain patients with genitourinary malignancies. As modest clinical benefits of IL-2 for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for early-stage bladder cancers in the past years, immune checkpoint inhibitors therapies demonstrate meaningful survival benefit and durable clinical response in renal cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, and some prostate cancer. Despite best efforts, the benefits are limited to a minority of unselected patients due to the complexities of biomarker development. Now come the next hurdles: figuring out which patients best respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors and which patients won't respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors? How best to approach immune checkpoint inhibitors therapies to extend/maximize the treatment response as long as possible? How to overcome therapeutic resistance by specific concurrent immunomodulators or targeted therapy or chemotherapy? The role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in combination or sequencing with chemotherapy or other targeted therapies or other immunomodulating therapeutics in the early disease, neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and metastatic setting is actively under exploration. Ideal strategy for cancer care is to provide not just more time, but more quality time: there remain unmet needs for novel therapies that exploit molecular or genetic pathways to extend survival without compromising health-related quality of life for patients with advanced genitourinary malignancies. Further research is needed to discover new therapeutic strategies, and validate efficacy and effectiveness in real-world settings.
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Méjean A, Bex A. Cytoreductive Nephrectomy: Still Necessary in 2021. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022; 36:49-50. [PMID: 35036961 PMCID: PMC8749015 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Arnaud Méjean
- Department of Urology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, London, UK.,The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Primary Renal Tumour Response in Patients Treated with Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real-world Data Assessment. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022; 35:54-58. [PMID: 35024632 PMCID: PMC8738899 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Following CARMENA and SURTIME, patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) intermediate and poor risk receive systemic therapy with the primary tumour (primary) in place, with the option of deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) in responding patients. We retrospectively analysed the safety and efficacy of first-line nivolumab/ipilimumab in 71 primary mRCC patients (42.3% IMDC poor risk; 43.6% with more than three metastatic sites). The baseline mean primary diameter was 9.3 cm and median follow-up was 11.5 mo. Of 69 patients with at least one follow-up computed tomography scan, 23 (33.3 %) had a partial response (PR) of the primary after a median of 4.8 mo, which was associated with a 91.3% overall response rate at metastatic sites (MSs) and absence of progressive disease, irrespective of the IMDC risk. The complete response (CR) rate at MSs (n = 7 [10.1%]) is similar to the CR rate in CheckMate 214. Thirteen deferred CNs were performed (18.8%) after a median of 13 mo, rendering four patients disease free. Only 4.3% of primaries progressed; grade 3–4 immune-related adverse events occurred in 31.9%. Irrespective of the IMDC risk, patients with a PR in the primary had a 1-yr overall survival rate of 89% versus 67% in those without (p = 0.012). Patient summary Patients with metastatic kidney cancer receiving immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab had superior response at metastatic sites and better survival irrespective of International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk.
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Otsuka H, Masui K, Hosomi T, Makino Y, Shibasaki N, Shichiri Y. Preoperative ipilimumab/nivolumab combination therapy reduced operation risk by downstaging the inferior vena cava tumor thrombus extending to the right atrium in a metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A case report. Urol Case Rep 2021; 40:101912. [PMID: 34777999 PMCID: PMC8577410 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The success of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has renewed interest in studying these agents in preoperative settings. Here, we present a case of metastatic RCC with an inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus extending to the right atrium. Preoperative systemic therapy with ipilimumab/nivolumab was initiated for four cycles. The IVC tumor thrombus level was significantly downstaged from IV to I according to the Mayo classification, which enabled us to perform cytoreductive nephrectomy and IVC thrombectomy without extracorporeal circulation. Preoperative ipilimumab/nivolumab may lead to significant downstaging of caval tumor thrombus in metastatic RCC.
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- Department of Urology, Otsu City Hospital, Japan
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Sazuka T, Fujimoto A, Sato H, Arai T, Imamura Y, Sakamoto S, Ikeda J, Ichikawa T. Expression of tertiary lymphoid structure in deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab. IJU Case Rep 2021; 4:355-358. [PMID: 34755054 PMCID: PMC8560443 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Tertiary lymphoid structure expression and immune checkpoint inhibitors have been attracting attention, and their relationship with renal cell carcinoma is controversial. CASE PRESENTATION Two patients with nivolumab plus ipilimumab treatment response for metastatic renal cell carcinoma underwent cytoreductive nephrectomy and regional lymph node dissection. In both cases, the renal tumor site expressed tertiary lymphoid structures. Despite the absence of treatment after a deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy and the short postoperative observation period, the patients still survived. CONCLUSION Tertiary lymphoid structures were expressed in deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy specimen in cases treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab.
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- Tomokazu Sazuka
- UrologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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- UrologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
- Diagnostic PathologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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- UrologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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- UrologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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- UrologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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- Diagnostic PathologyGraduate School of MedicineChiba UniversityChibaJapan
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Abu-Ghanem Y, van Thienen JV, Blank C, Aarts MJB, Jewett M, de Jong IJ, Lattouf JB, van Melick HHE, Wood L, Mulders P, Rottey S, Wagstaff J, Zondervan P, Powles T, Neven A, Collette L, Tombal B, Haanen J, Bex A. Cytoreductive nephrectomy and exposure to sunitinib - a post hoc analysis of the Immediate Surgery or Surgery After Sunitinib Malate in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer (SURTIME) trial. BJU Int 2021; 130:68-75. [PMID: 34706141 DOI: 10.1111/bju.15625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse if exposure to sunitinib in the Immediate Surgery or Surgery After Sunitinib Malate in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer (SURTIME) trial, which investigated opposite sequences of cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) and systemic therapy, is associated with the overall survival (OS) benefit observed in the deferred CN arm. PATIENTS AND METHODS A post hoc analysis of SURTIME trial data. Variables analysed included number of patients receiving sunitinib, time from randomisation to start sunitinib, overall response rate by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1, and duration of drug exposure and dose in the intention-to-treat population of the immediate and deferred arm. Descriptive methods and 95% confidence-intervals (CI) were used. RESULTS In the deferred arm, 97.7% (95% CI 89.3-99.6%; n = 48) received sunitinib vs 80% (95% CI 66.9-88.7%, n = 40) in the immediate arm. Following immediate CN, 19.6% progressed 4 weeks after CN and the median time to start sunitinib was 39.5 vs 4.5 days in the deferred arm. At week 16, 46.0% had progressed at metastatic sites in the immediate CN arm vs 32.7% in the deferred arm. Sunitinib dose reductions, escalations and interruptions were not statistically significantly different between arms. Among patients who received sunitinib in the immediate or deferred arm the median total sunitinib treatment duration was 172.5 vs 248 days. Reduction of target lesions was more profound in the deferred arm. CONCLUSIONS In comparison to the deferred CN approach, immediate CN impairs administration, onset, and duration of sunitinib. Starting with systemic therapy leads to early and more profound disease control and identification of progression prior to planned CN, which may have contributed to the observed OS benefit.
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- Yasmin Abu-Ghanem
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, London, UK
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- QEII Health Sciences Center, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- South West Wales Cancer Centre and Swansea University College of Medicine, Swansea, UK
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- Barts and Queen Mary University London, London, UK
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- European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium
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- European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium
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- European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Brussels, Belgium.,Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, London, UK.,Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Editorial: Standard and future in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Curr Opin Urol 2021; 31:226-227. [PMID: 33769410 DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000000877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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