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ReviewThe oncologist2025

Emerging innovative treatment strategies for advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Sharon H Choi, Yu-Wei Chen, Justine Panian, Kit Yuen, Rana R McKay

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Review in The oncologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sharon H ChoiDivision of Hematology Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.ORCID 0009-0008-8439-9288
Yu-Wei ChenDivision of Hematology Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
Justine PanianDivision of Hematology Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
Kit YuenDepartment of Urology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
Rana R McKayDivision of Hematology Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0581-7963

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dramatic advances in biological discoveries, since the 1990s, have continued to reshape the treatment paradigm of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene alterations are associated with pro-angiogenic activity and are central to the pathogenesis of clear cell RCC (ccRCC), the most predominant histologic subtype of RCC. Antiangiogenic strategies revolving around this VHL/HIF/VEGF axis have been shown to improve survival in metastatic ccRCC. The discovery of immune checkpoints and agents that target their inhibition introduced a new treatment paradigm for patients with RCC. While initially approved as monotherapy, studies investigating immune checkpoint inhibitor combinations have led to their approval as the new standard of care, providing durable responses and unprecedented improvements in clinical outcome. Despite these advances, the projected 14 390 deaths in 2024 from RCC underscore the need to continue efforts in expanding and optimizing treatment options for patients with metastatic RCC. This article reviews key findings that have transformed the way we understand and treat metastatic RCC, in addition to highlighting novel treatment strategies that are currently under development.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsantiangeiogenicimmune checkpoint inhibitorsrenal cell carcinomatreatment options

Identifiers

PMID39401004
PMCPMC11954509

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