Dr. McDermott on Single-Agent Versus Combination Immunotherapy in RCC
March 14th 2019David F. McDermott, MD, director of the Biologic Therapy Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses single-agent versus combination immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma.
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Dr. McDermott on Immunotherapy-Related AEs in RCC
April 24th 2017David F. McDermott, MD, director of the Biologic Therapy Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses the immune-related toxicities for patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of their renal cell carcinoma.
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Dr. McDermott on Lessons From the IMmotion150 Trial in RCC
March 8th 2017David F. McDermott, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses lessons learned from the recent IMmotion150 trial in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The open-label, randomized study examined the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab (Tecentriq) alone or in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin) versus sunitinib (Sutent) in patients with untreated advanced RCC.
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Dr. McDermott on VEGF Plus PD-1 in Renal Cell Carcinoma
January 14th 2017David F. McDermott, MD, Director of Biologic Therapy and Cutaneous Oncology Programs, Hematology and Oncology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses the combination of VEGF plus PD-1 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
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Dr. McDermott on Major Findings of Efficacy and Safety of Nivolumab in RCC
September 7th 2016David F. McDermott, MD, director of the Biologic Therapy Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses the findings of the phase III CheckMate-025 trial of nivolumab (Opdivo) versus everolimus (Afinitor) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
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Dr. McDermott on Long-Term Benefit With Nivolumab in RCC
July 12th 2016David F. McDermott, MD, associate professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, staff physician, director, Biologic Therapy and Cutaneous Oncology Programs, Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses long-term follow-up results of treatment with nivolumab (Opdivo) for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
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