Rana R. McKay, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in treating people with urogenital cancers at UC San Diego Health.
New formulations for current therapies – SC vs. IV
July 31st 2024The panelists examine the CheckMate-67T study, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous versus intravenous administration of nivolumab in patients with previously treated advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Biomarkers: Impact on Treatment Choices and Future Expectations
July 17th 2024The key opinion leaders share their strategies for selecting systemic therapy, comparing immunotherapy combination (IO/IO) versus immunotherapy plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor (IO/TKI) approaches, for previously untreated patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Discontinuation or Continuation of IO Therapy – IO/IO vs. IO/TKI Regimens
July 10th 2024Dr. Campbell evaluates the efficacy and safety results from the 55-month analysis of the CheckMate-9ER trial, and explores the considerations for discontinuing or continuing immunotherapy (IO) in IO/IO versus IO/TKI combination regimens.
Review of CLEAR and CheckMate-9ER: Four-Year and 55 Month Follow-Up Data
July 3rd 2024Matthew Campbell, MD, MS, analyzes the crucial efficacy and safety results from the CLEAR trial's 4-year final analysis, incorporating insights on how these findings influence clinical decision-making for treatment-naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Review of CheckMate-214: Long-term follow-up in favorable risk subgroup
July 3rd 2024Rana McKay, MD, examines the pivotal efficacy and safety outcomes from the 8-year follow-up of the CheckMate-214 trial in treatment-naïve patients, presented at ASCO GU 2024, and discusses how these findings impact clinical practice.
Current treatment options for ccRCC based on patient and disease factors
June 26th 2024Matthew Campbell, MD, MS, and Rana McKay, MD, offer a concise review of existing treatment approaches for clear cell renal cell carcinoma across risk categories, along with considerations for sequencing therapies.
Treating Patients With RCC Who Progress Following Adjuvant Therapy
The expert panel concludes with insights on the treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma who progress following adjuvant therapy.
RCC: Informing Treatment Decisions with Clinical Trial Data
Experts on renal cell carcinoma discuss how clinical trial data inform treatment decisions, highlighting the negative results from PROSPER, CheckMate 914 Part A, and IMmotion010.
KEYNOTE-564: Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Dr Pal discusses the study design and results of the KEYNOTE-564 trial, and Benjamin Gerendash, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, discusses the management of adverse events associated with pembrolizumab.
Case 2: A 48-Year-Old Man with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Sumanta Kumar Pal, MD, FASCO, presents the case of a 48-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma, and Rana R. McKay, MD, discusses how she discusses risk of recurrence with patients.
LITESPARK-005: Belzutifan in Previously Treated Advanced Clear Cell RCC
Following a review of the LITESPARK-005 trial, experts on renal cell carcinoma discuss the potential role of belzutifan in the treatment algorithm.
Clinical Trials Evaluating Lenvatinib Plus Everolimus in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
The panel discusses the lenvatinib plus everolimus regimen for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, highlighting clinical trial data on its efficacy and safety profile.
TIVO-3: Tivozanib vs Sorafenib in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Sumanta Kumar Pal, MD, FASCO, reviews data from the TIVO-3 study investigating tivozanib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, and the panel offers its impressions on the results.
RCC: Treatment Goals in the Third-Line Setting
Focusing on VEGF TKIs available for the treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the panel discusses the goals of therapy in the third-line setting.
Case 1: Therapeutic Sequencing for Relapsed/Refractory Metastatic Clear Cell RCC
Sumanta Kumar Pal, MD, FASCO, presents the case of a 66-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and the panel provides comprehensive insights on treatment decisions, highlighting the NCCN Guidelines.
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Risk Stratification and Evolving Treatment Landscape
A panel of 4 experts on renal cell carcinoma introduce themselves and discuss IMDC risk stratification criteria and the evolution of the treatment landscape.
EV-302: Impact of Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Bladder Cancer
November 7th 2023Shifting their focus to metastatic bladder cancer, the Oncology Brothers and Rana McKay, MD, reflect on data from EV-302 and consider how enfortumab vedotin + pembrolizumab has shifted the treatment landscape.
SunRISe-1: Updated Data With TAR-200 Monotherapy in NMIBC
November 7th 2023Key opinion leader Rana McKay, MD, joins the Oncology Brothers Rahul Gosain, MD, and Rohit Gosain, MD, to review updated data in GU cancer from ESMO 2023, starting with TAR-200 monotherapy in patients with NMIBC and the SunRISE-1 trial.