Combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab in the treatment of disseminated renal cell carcinoma. Realities and prospects

Abstract

The use of immunotherapeutic drugs as monotherapy and in various combinations for metastatic renal cell carcinoma has revolutionized the treatment of this disease. Thanks to the breakthrough studies carried out, the standard in the first line of therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma is now a combination of checkpoint inhibitors, as well as an immuno-oncological agent with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.This article presents updated data from the CheckMate 214 study with a minimum follow-up of 42 months. A review of studies on the efficacy of nivolumab in patients with renal cell carcinoma in the first line of therapy with the possibility of adding ipilimumab in case of progression of the disease on the background of monotherapy is carried out, as well as data on the use of a combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab in the second line of treatment.Monotherapy with nivolumab has a certain effectiveness in a specific category of patients, for example, with potential intolerance to ipilim-umab or first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors, as well as in patients with a favorable prognosis.The combination of drugs nivolumab + ipilimumab is a highly effective treatment option in the first line of therapy with the potential for a sustained response in patients with RCC with an poor and intermediate risk, and in the second and subsequent lines requires further study.