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SynthesisWorld journal of urology2022

Systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): an evidence-based recommendation of the German interdisciplinary RCC guidelines group.

V Grünwald, L Bergmann, B Brehmer, B Eberhardt, Karin Kastrati, T Gauler, G Gehbauer, J Gschwend, M Johannsen, T Klotz and 3 more

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Synthesis in World journal of urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nutritional care in metastatic RCC: patient experiences and reported unaddressed needs.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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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

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

V GrünwaldClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. viktor.gruenwald@uk-essen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2083-7687
L BergmannClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
B BrehmerClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
B EberhardtClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
Karin KastratiClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
T GaulerClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
G GehbauerClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
J GschwendClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
M JohannsenClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
T KlotzClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
C ProtzelClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
M SchenckClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
M StaehlerClinic for Medical Oncology and Clinic for Urology, University Hospital Essen (AöR), West-German Cancer Center Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
Essen University Hospital · DE

Funding

Deutsche Krebshilfe (DE) German Guidelines in Oncology Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe treatment landscape in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has evolved dramatically in recent years. Within the German guideline committee for RCC we evaluated current medical treatments and gave recommendations.

methodsA systematic review of published evidence for medical treatment of mRCC was performed (July 2016-August 2019) to cover the duration from last guideline update in 2016. Evidence was graded according to SIGN ( http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign50.pdf ). Recommendations were made on the basis of a nominal group work with consensus approach and included patient advocates and shareholder of the German RCC treatment landscape. Each recommendation was graded according to its strength as strong recommendation (A) or recommendation (B). Expert statements were given, where appropriate.

resultsStrong first-line recommendations (IA) exist for axitinib + pembrolizumab (all risk categories) and ipilimumab + nivolumab (intermediate or poor risk only). Axitinib + avelumab is a recommended first-line treatment across patients with any risk category (IB). In patients who are not candidates for immune check point inhibitor (ICI) combinations, targeted agents should be offered as an alternative treatment. Subsequent treatment after ICI-based combinations remain ill-defined and no standard of care can be formulated.

conclusionICI-based combinations are the first-line standard of care and should be considered accordingly. There is an unmet medical need for pivotal studies that define novel standards in patients with failure of ICI-based combinations.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsAxitinibHumansIpilimumabNivolumabAxitinibIpilimumabNivolumabCheckpoint inhibitorGuidelineMedical therapyRenal cell carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID35562599
PMCPMC9512709
OpenAlexW4280547775

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