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ReviewCancers2025

Immune-Based and Novel Therapies in Variant Histology Renal Cell Carcinomas.

Justin W Miller, Jeffrey S Johnson, Christopher Guske, Gowtam Mannam, Firas Hatoum, Michelle Nassar, Marine Potez, Adnan Fazili, Philippe E Spiess, Jad Chahoud

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Review in Cancers, 2025. 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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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 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

10 authors.

Justin W MillerUSF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-7714-8969
Jeffrey S JohnsonDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Christopher GuskeUSF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-1399-2688
Gowtam MannamUSF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
Firas HatoumDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Michelle NassarUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
Marine PotezDepartment of Immunology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9083-564X
Adnan FaziliDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Philippe E SpiessDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5723-1972
Jad ChahoudDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a heterogeneous disease that represents the most common type of kidney cancer. The classification of RCC is primarily based on distinct morphological and molecular characteristics, with two broad categories: clear cell RCC (ccRCC) and non-clear cell RCC (nccRCC). Clear cell RCC is the predominant subtype, representing about 70-80% of all RCC cases, while non-clear cell subtypes collectively make up the remaining 20-30%. Non-clear cell RCC encompasses many histopathological variants, each with unique biological and clinical characteristics. Additionally, any RCC subtype can undergo sarcomatoid dedifferentiation, which is associated with poor prognosis and rapid disease progression. Recent advances in molecular profiling have also led to the identification of molecularly defined variants, further highlighting the complexity of this disease. While immunotherapy has shown efficacy in some RCC variants and subpopulations, significant gaps remain in the treatment of rare subtypes. This review explores the outcomes of immunotherapy across RCC subtypes, including rare variants, and highlights opportunities for improving care through novel therapies, biomarker-driven approaches, and inclusive clinical trial designs.

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chromophobecollecting ductnon-clear cellpapillary RCCrenal cell carcinomarenal medullary carcinomasarcomatoidtranslocation RCC

Identifiers

PMID39858107
PMCPMC11763753

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