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ReviewWorld journal of urology2021

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy in renal cell carcinoma.

Alberto Martini, Giuseppe Fallara, Francesco Pellegrino, Giuseppe Ottone Cirulli, Alessandro Larcher, Andrea Necchi, Francesco Montorsi, Umberto Capitanio

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Review in World journal of urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Neoadjuvant systemic therapy in managing locally advanced renal cancer before surgery A systematic review and meta-analysis.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2025
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  13. Integrative bioinformatics andOncology research · 2024
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  18. Adjuvant Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Hype or Hope?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alberto MartiniUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe FallaraUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Francesco PellegrinoUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe Ottone CirulliUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro LarcherUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Andrea NecchiUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Francesco MontorsiUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Umberto CapitanioUnit of Urology, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. capitanio.umberto@hsr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9225-1795
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe treatment landscape for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is rapidly evolving. The aim of this review is to summarize the randomized-controlled trials evaluating the role of immunotherapy in neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.gov for studies including neoadjuvant or adjuvant immunotherapy, and provided a brief overview of the pharmacodynamics of immunotherapy for RCC.

resultsSeveral drugs are currently under investigation. In the neoadjuvant setting, four studies are evaluating the role of single-agent immunotherapy, one of dual-agent immunotherapy, and four studies the role of immunotherapy in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or anti-interleukin-1 beta. In the adjuvant setting, two studies are evaluating the role of single-agent immunotherapy and two of dual-agent immunotherapy.

conclusionsThe approval of immune checkpoint inhibition as a front-line therapeutic strategy for advanced RCC has also ultimately led to the investigation of these agents first in the adjuvant and then in the neoadjuvant setting. Currently, there are nine studies aimed to evaluate the role of immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting and four studies in the adjuvant setting.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyAdjuvants, ImmunologicCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansKidney NeoplasmsNeoadjuvant TherapyAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvant therapyImmunotherapyKidney cancerNeoadjuvant therapy

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PMID33386494
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