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ArticleJournal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997)2025

Multi-institutional Analysis of Immune-Oncology Combination Therapy for Metastatic MiT Family Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Yasser Ged, Amina Touma, Luis Meza Contreras, Roy Elias, Joseph Van Galen, Olivia Cupo, Ezra Baraban, Nirmish Singla, Chung-Han Lee, Sumanta Pal and 2 more

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Article in Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Yasser GedDepartment of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-6671-7002
Amina ToumaDepartment of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Luis Meza ContrerasDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA.
Roy EliasDepartment of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Joseph Van GalenDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA.
Olivia CupoDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Ezra BarabanDepartment of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Nirmish SinglaDepartment of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Chung-Han LeeDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Sumanta PalDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA.
Matthew ZibelmanDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA.
Ritesh R KotechaDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
WORD PROCESSING CENTER--COREP30CA006927 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Dietmar J Kappes · 1985 to 2026
$138.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006927NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

summaryMetastatic translocation renal cell carcinomas (mtRCCs) are rare and aggressive tumors with limited treatment options. Recent studies demonstrated promising activity of immune-oncology (IO) combinations in mtRCC. However, the effectiveness of dual IO combinations versus IO plus VEGF-TKI combinations remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective analysis of IO combinations in mtRCC patients at 4 institutions. Eligible patients had confirmed mtRCC by genitourinary pathologist and received IO combination therapy (IO+IO or IO+VEGF-TKI). Clinical data and treatment outcomes were recorded from the start of systemic therapy. Objective response rate (ORR) was retrospectively evaluated, and time to treatment failure (TTF), and overall survival (OS) were compared for IO+IO and IO+VEGF-TKI groups. We identified 22 mtRCC patients who received IO combinations, all confirmed to have TFE3 rearrangement by FISH. Most patients were female (68%) with a median age of 41 years (16-79). Treatment breakdown included: IO+IO (n=8, 36%) and IO+VEGF-TKI (n=14, 64%). In the evaluable patients for the efficacy analysis, ORR was 14% (1/7) for the IO+IO group and 54% (6/11) for the IO+VEGF-TKI group. With a median follow-up of 32.4 months, the median TTF was 1.2 months and 6.2 months in the IO+IO and IO+VEGF-TKI groups, respectively ( P =0.12). There was no statistically significant difference in median OS between both groups, 36.7 months in the IO+IO group and 15.6 months in IO+VEGF-TKI ( P =0.9). Our findings demonstrate that IO+VEGF-TKI resulted in higher ORR and TTF point estimates without statistically detectable differences, compared with IO+IO therapy. Larger studies are needed to validate these findings and optimize treatment selection.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Renal CellImmunotherapyKidney NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisRetrospective StudiesTranslocation, GeneticTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID39901604
PMCPMC11875401

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