Kidney CancerPub Date : 2023-05-19DOI: 10.3233/kca-230001
D. Cignoli, G. Fallara, C. Re, F. Cei, G. Musso, G. Basile, G. Rosiello, A. Salonia, A. Larcher, F. Montorsi, U. Capitanio
{"title":"Influences of Age and Comorbidities on Indication for Partial Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review","authors":"D. Cignoli, G. Fallara, C. Re, F. Cei, G. Musso, G. Basile, G. Rosiello, A. Salonia, A. Larcher, F. Montorsi, U. Capitanio","doi":"10.3233/kca-230001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230001","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: The influence of age and comorbidities during decision-making for patients with renal cell carcinoma remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To comprehensively review the available evidence regarding the impacts of age and comorbidities on the decision to perform partial nephrectomy (PN). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA and registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022344759). Only randomized control trials, prospective cohort studies, registry-based studies, or single/multi-institutional retrospective cohort studies comparing PN to other therapeutic options for cT1N0M0 renal masses were considered. The primary outcome was to assess differences in patients’ baseline characteristics between different treatments in order to investigate how those aspects have influenced clinical decision-making. Finally, perioperative outcomes were compared across the different options. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Overall, patients who underwent PN were 3 to 11 years younger than those who underwent other treatments. Baseline renal function was slightly better in patients who underwent PN than in those who underwent radical nephrectomy (RN), active surveillance (AS), or tumor ablation. Patients undergoing PN had an average pre-treatment eGFR 4 to 6 points (mL/min/1.73 m2) higher than patients undergoing RN or tumor ablation. Likewise, the proportion of baseline chronic kidney disease (CKD) before treatment was higher in patients undergoing other treatments, with a rate of CKD between 6% and 56% higher compared with that for PN. A slightly higher proportion of baseline diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular comorbidities (CVD) were found in patients who underwent PN than in those who underwent RN (20% vs. 21% for DM and 37% vs. 41% for CVD). On average, patients who underwent AS and tumor ablation had more comorbidities, in terms of Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), DM, and CVD (50% vs. 38% for CCI ≥2; 25% vs. 20% for DM; and 43% vs. 37% for CVD). In terms of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, no major differences were found between PN and other treatments, but a trend emerged whereby more fit patients underwent PN compared with RN (16% of ECOG >1 for PN vs. 18% for RN and 15% of ASA grade ≥3 for PN vs. 26% for RN). Again, tumor ablation was preferred for less fit patients (31% of ASA grade ≥3). No study included in our systematic review reported the baseline frailty status of patients treated for cT1 renal masses. The rates of perioperative complications and length of hospital stay (LOS) were similar between different techniques. CONCLUSIONS: Patients who underwent PN tended to be younger and fitter than those who underwent other available treatments for cT1 renal masses. Since this technique aims at reducing renal function impairment after surgery, a greater effort should be made to optimize patient selection to include more comorbid pat","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41645049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2023-05-16DOI: 10.3233/kca-220018
C. Major, Carlos I. Rodriguez, N. Haas
{"title":"Efficacy of Therapy vs Surveillance in Patients with Resected Early-Stage Intermediate to High-Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma","authors":"C. Major, Carlos I. Rodriguez, N. Haas","doi":"10.3233/kca-220018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-220018","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: The historical standard of care for locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is nephrectomy + active surveillance. Despite a high recurrence rate ( 40% ), adjuvant therapy was previously not included in the standard of care. This review of adjuvant pharmacotherapy reflects conflicting results from multiple trials. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to summarize the efficacy of therapy vs surveillance in resected early-stage intermediate to high-risk renal cell carcinoma. METHODS: We performed a systematic literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, and SCOPUS. Keywords such as “renal cell carcinoma”, “adjuvant therapy” and “nephrectomy” were used. In the literature search, 2,711 studies were identified and screened. RESULTS: We included a total of 21 publications. The most common histology seen in trials was clear cell carcinoma. A variety of interventions were reviewed including immunotherapy, medroxyprogesterone acetate, interferon alfa, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Most trials did not demonstrate a benefit in relapse-free survival (RPS) or overall survival (OS). Pembrolizumab demonstrated a significant difference in disease recurrence in the KEYNOTE-564 trial although median data was not reached. Blinded independent reviewers identified a benefit in disease-free survival (DFS) with Sunitinib in the S-TRAC trial. CONCLUSION: There was not a clear benefit in using adjuvant therapy broadly for resected locoregional RCC; however, further investigation should be done in the highest-risk group to elucidate potential benefit.","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43109762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2023-02-14DOI: 10.3233/kca-229010
R. Hapke, L. Venton, K. Rose, Q. Sheng, Anupama Reddy, Rebecca A. Prather, Angela Jones, W. Rathmell, Scott M. Haak
{"title":"Erratum to: SETD2 Regulates the Methylation of Translation Elongation Factor eEF1A1 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma","authors":"R. Hapke, L. Venton, K. Rose, Q. Sheng, Anupama Reddy, Rebecca A. Prather, Angela Jones, W. Rathmell, Scott M. Haak","doi":"10.3233/kca-229010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-229010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47016617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2022-12-29DOI: 10.3233/kca-220014
Luke Wang, A. Saidian, Elizabeth Pan, Justine Panian, I. Derweesh, R. McKay
{"title":"Adjuvant Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Are we ready for prime time?","authors":"Luke Wang, A. Saidian, Elizabeth Pan, Justine Panian, I. Derweesh, R. McKay","doi":"10.3233/kca-220014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-220014","url":null,"abstract":"The standard of care for localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is radical or partial nephrectomy. Despite complete resection, a subset of patients will develop locoregional recurrence or metastatic disease. Adjuvant immunotherapy has been studied since the 1980 s as the primary method to mitigate tumor recurrence after definitive surgery. We herein discuss published and ongoing clinical trials investigating adjuvant therapy in localized or locoregional RCC.","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47635128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2022-11-29DOI: 10.3233/kca-220012
James O. Jones, Will Ince, S. Welsh, G. Stewart
{"title":"Activity of Immunotherapy Regimens on Primary Renal Tumours: A Systematic Review","authors":"James O. Jones, Will Ince, S. Welsh, G. Stewart","doi":"10.3233/kca-220012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-220012","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) are widely used in treating metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) forms part of multimodality treatment in advanced disease, however there is no prospective evidence for its use in the ICPI era. Trials of neoadjuvant ICPIs in RCC are underway; understanding the anticipated effect of ICPIs on the primary tumour may help clinical decision making in both localised and advanced settings. METHODS: A systematic search (PubMed, Web of Science, clinicaltrials.gov) of English literature from 2012 to 2022 was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. 2,398 records were identified, 54 were included in the analysis. RESULTS: In the metastatic setting, response in the primary tumour (≥30% reduction in size) is seen in 33–56% of patients treated with dual ICPI or ICPI + VEGFR-TKI. Pathological complete response rates were 14% for patients undergoing CN after a period of ICPI therapy. In the neoadjuvant setting there is a single published trial of VEGFR-TKI + ICPI, 30% of patients had a≥30% reduction in size of the primary. This appears superior to single agent ICPI. Grade 3 adverse event rates are comparable to the metastatic setting. CONCLUSIONS: A period of ICPI combination therapy followed by nephrectomy may be considered for selected patients as a strategy to manage metastatic disease. In the neoadjuvant setting, it is not clear whether ICPI + VEGFR-TKI is superior to VEGFR-TKI alone. There is minimal data on whether either CN after ICPI in metastatic patients, or neoadjuvant ICPI therapy for localised disease, improves long term survival.","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43019107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2022-11-29DOI: 10.3233/kca-220008
F. Piramide, Dorival M Duarte, D. Amparore, A. Piana, S. De Cillis, G. Volpi, J. Meziere, C. Fiori, F. Porpiglia, E. Checcucci
{"title":"Systematic Review of Comparative Studies of 3D Models for Preoperative Planning in Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy","authors":"F. Piramide, Dorival M Duarte, D. Amparore, A. Piana, S. De Cillis, G. Volpi, J. Meziere, C. Fiori, F. Porpiglia, E. Checcucci","doi":"10.3233/kca-220008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-220008","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The employment of 3-dimensional (3D) virtual models of the organs and tumors, obtained from conventional 2-dimensional (2D) imaging (i.e. computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging) have already demonstrated an outstanding potential in urology, especially in renal surgery. Objectives: The aim of this systematic review is to provide an updated focus on the results obtained from the preoperative employment of 3D virtual imaging reconstructions in nephron sparing oncological surgery. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in April 2022 using Medline (via PubMed), Embase (via Ovid), Scopus, and Web of Science. The search strategy used PICO criteria and article selection was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. The risk of bias and the quality of the articles included were assessed. A dedicated data extraction form was used to collect the data of interest. Results: The initial electronic search identified 471 papers, of which 13 ultimately met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. 11 studies reported outcomes of virtual models, 2 studies focused on printed 3D models. In these studies, the application of 3D models for preoperative planning has been reported to increase the selective clamping rate and reducing the opening of collecting system, blood loss and loss of renal function. Conclusions: 3D virtual models seem to provide some surgical benefits for preoperative planning especially for complex renal masses. In the next future the continuous evolution of this technology may further increase its field of application and its potential clinical benefit.","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49406466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2022-11-02DOI: 10.3233/kca-229005
P. Lara, Peter Mulders
{"title":"In Memoriam: Nicholas J. Vogelzang MD","authors":"P. Lara, Peter Mulders","doi":"10.3233/kca-229005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-229005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44256541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kidney CancerPub Date : 2022-10-14DOI: 10.3233/kca-229004
M. Parikh
{"title":"Clinical Trials Corner: Optimizing Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Care","authors":"M. Parikh","doi":"10.3233/kca-229004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-229004","url":null,"abstract":"The Clinical Trials Corner of Kidney Cancer highlights planned or ongoing high-impact studies in renal cell 8 carcinoma (RCC). In this issue, we highlight the PAPMET-2 study, an important Phase II study evaluating the 9 treatment of patients with advanced papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC). 10 In future, if you feel that you would like to draw attention to a specific trial, A Phase II Randomized Trial of Cabozantinib (NSC#761968) With or Without Atezolizumab in Patients with Advanced Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Study Design: This study enrolls patients with metastatic histologically confirmed pRCC (either Type 1 or Type 34 2) with radiographically measurable disease who are ICI- and cabozantinib-na¨ıve and who have been treated 35 with one or fewer targeted therapies for pRCC. Following enrollment, patients are randomized to receive either 36 60 mg of cabozantinib orally or 60 mg of cabozantinib orally plus atezolizumab 1200 mg intravenously every 3 37 weeks, until the time of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. 38 Endpoints: The primary endpoint of this trial is progression-free survival (PFS). Key secondary outcomes include 39 overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and quantitative & qualitative adverse events observed in 40 each treatment arm. 41 as trials combining nivolumab with cabozantinib have treated patients with 40 mg of cabozantinib daily; in this study, the dose will be 60 mg in both arms. Thus, tolerance of this dose level in combination with ICI will be an important observation. The strength of this study is its uniformity in enrolling patients with pRCC, which is important as retrospective studies have reflected heterogeneity in outcomes based on histologic subtypes undoubtedly in part due to differences in responses to currently available therapies.","PeriodicalId":17823,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41399007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}