Genitourinary Cancers

Casdatifan was well tolerated and had durable clinical activity in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

This roundup includes exclusive insights from 23 clinicians and key data on the top abstracts coming out of the 2024 ESMO Annual Meeting.

The FDA has granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy to ALLO-316 in CD70-positive advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

A Roswell Park study reveals the evolutionary stability of the naked mole-rat’s genome, and implications for drug development.

Anita Scheuber, MD, PhD, details the mechanism of action of NDI-101150, early data seen with the agent, and next steps in the HPK1 inhibitor’s investigation.

A panel of experts detail updated data and developments in the advanced renal cell carcinoma space with immunotherapy-based combination regimens.

Alan Tan, MD, discusses the nuances of navigating combination regimens for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Chad Tang, MD, discusses how radiation could play a role in advanced renal cell carcinoma.

NKT2152, a novel HIF2α inhibitor, produced responses in heavily pretreated advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute clinicians showed that adding nivolumab to tivozanib did not improve survival for patients with advanced RCC.

The addition of fecal microbiota transplantation to pembrolizumab and axitinib raised the efficacy of the combination in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Toni K. Choueiri, MD, discusses early findings from a phase 1/2 trial evaluating NKT2152 in previously-treated advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Detalimogene voraplasmid generated a 71% complete response rate in patients with BCG-unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer and CIS.

Oncology experts share their key takeaways in genitourinary cancers and recent updates from the 2024 ESMO Congress.

Alexandra Drakaki, MD, PhD, discusses a case study of a patient with refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma harboring an ALK rearrangement.

Adam Singer, MD, PhD, discusses the lack of clinical benefit for sequential immunotherapy in advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Chad Tang, MD, discusses the potential role for radiation therapy in advanced renal cell carcinoma.

The novel oral HIF2α inhibitor NKT2152 elicited encouraging responses in patients with previously treated advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Alexandra Drakaki, MD, PhD, discusses key trials that have shaped the treatment paradigm in non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Elevated fucosylation and sialylation of serum proteins were negative prognostic factors in RCC after treatment with nivolumab plus cabozantinib or sunitinib.

Alexandra Drakaki, MD, dives into a case study of a patient with ALK-positive RCC that exemplified the importance of NGS and precision medicine in kidney cancer.

Alexandra Drakaki, MD, PhD, discusses how the classification of subtypes of non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma has evolved in recent years.

Ipilimumab given in combination with nivolumab met the primary end point of 12-month OS rate vs SOC in patients with nccRCC in the SUNNIFORECAST trial.

Benmelstobart plus anlotinib improved PFS, OS, and ORR vs sunitinib in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Toni Choueiri, MD, discusses findings with tivozanib plus nivolumab in metastatic RCC after progression on an immune checkpoint inhibitor.

The addition of nivolumab to tivozanib did not improve outcomes in metastatic RCC and 1.34 mg of tivozanib monotherapy may be considered as a second-line therapy.

Belzutifan improved PFS and ORR but failed to deliver a significant improvement in OS vs everolimus in pretreated advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Eric Jonasch, MD, discusses preliminary findings from a trial investigating NKT-2152 in previously treated advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Adam E. Singer, MD, PhD, highlights how cabozantinib and nivolumab treatment compares with other therapies in terms of efficacy and safety in RCC.