Opinion|Videos|June 26, 2024

Current treatment options for ccRCC based on patient and disease factors

Author(s)Matthew T. Campbell, MD, MS, Rana R. McKay, MD

Matthew 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.

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EP. 1 Current treatment options for ccRCC based on patient and disease factors

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EP. 2 CheckMate-214: Long-term follow-up data

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EP. 3 Review of CheckMate-214: Long-term follow-up in favorable risk subgroup

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EP. 4 Review of CLEAR and CheckMate-9ER: Four-Year and 55 Month Follow-Up Data

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EP. 5 Review of KEYNOTE-426: Five-year Follow-up Data

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EP. 6 Discontinuation or Continuation of IO Therapy – IO/IO vs. IO/TKI Regimens

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EP. 7 Treatment-free survival in IO/TKI

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EP. 8 Biomarkers: Impact on Treatment Choices and Future Expectations

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EP. 9 Management of Adverse Events – IO/IO and IO/TKI

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EP. 10 New formulations for current therapies – SC vs. IV

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EP. 11 Novel Agents/Combinations for aRCC

Dr Campbell: Please provide a brief overview of current treatment options available to intermediate/poor risk and favorable risk ccRCC.

What patient and/or disease factors do you consider when choosing appropriate treatment?

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