Kidney CancerPub Date : 2024-05-07DOI: 10.3233/kca-230025
Alfredo Distante, Riccardo Bertolo, R. Campi, S. Erdem, Anna Caliò, Carlotta Palumbo, N. Pavan, Chiara Ciccarese, U. Carbonara, M. Marchioni, E. Roussel, Zhenjie Wu, Peter F.A. Mulders, Constantijn H. J. Muselaers
{"title":"Patient Selection for Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses: A Systematic Review of the Literature","authors":"Alfredo Distante, Riccardo Bertolo, R. Campi, S. Erdem, Anna Caliò, Carlotta Palumbo, N. Pavan, Chiara Ciccarese, U. Carbonara, M. Marchioni, E. Roussel, Zhenjie Wu, Peter F.A. Mulders, Constantijn H. J. Muselaers","doi":"10.3233/kca-230025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230025","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: The role of active surveillance (AS) has been recognized as a management strategy for localized small renal masses (SRMs). The EAU guidelines suggest AS can be offered to frail and/or comorbid patients diagnosed with SRM due to the low cancer-specific-mortality (CSM) and higher competing-cause mortality. As specific cut-offs defining the characteristics of frail and comorbid patients who may benefit from AS remain less clear, our objective is to conduct a systematic review aiming to identify potential characteristics that could assist physicians in shared decision-making. METHODS: The systematic literature review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Two authors independently screened the literature according to the PICOs criteria previously outlined in our registered review protocol (via Pubmed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials), extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias, using Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Studies that analyzed differences in patient’s tumor-related and molecular characteristics associated with any differences in growth rate (GR), overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and metastasis-free survival (MFS), were considered eligible. RESULTS: Nineteen studies comprising a total of 5105 patients were analyzed. Patient-specific factors such as age and cardiovascular index, which demonstrated a predominant impact on OS, exhibited a high degree of consistency across the analyzed studies. Less concordance was found when exploring GR, with the main predictors being ethnicity, age, sex, comorbidity, symptoms, and eGFR. The analysis of tumor-related characteristics, such as tumor size, nephrometry score, and mass histology, among others, yielded contradictory outcomes concerning their impact on GR and CSS. CONCLUSION: Age, cardiovascular index, and chronic kidney disease have shown to be reliable predictors of OS. Nonetheless, significant debates persist regarding tumor characteristics or molecular markers that may influence survival and GR. Further research is awaited to shed light on the potential to identify prognostic factors. This would aid in pinpointing the subgroup of patients who could experience additional benefits from AS, potentially leading to a reduced risk of progression. It is imperative to standardize approaches to AS and reporting of results, as this will be pivotal for future quantitative analyses.","PeriodicalId":508303,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141002594","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 : 2024-05-07DOI: 10.3233/kca-230027
Albert Jang, Charbel Hobeika, Shilpa Gupta
{"title":"Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current Evidence and Future Directions","authors":"Albert Jang, Charbel Hobeika, Shilpa Gupta","doi":"10.3233/kca-230027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230027","url":null,"abstract":"Papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) comprises 15-20% of all patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Although in the localized setting where pRCC appears to have better outcomes than clear cell RCC (ccRCC), patients with metastatic pRCC have significantly worse outcomes than patients with metastatic ccRCC. Because of the overall rarity of pRCC, there have been less research and clinical trials devoted to this subtype. Therefore, treatment of pRCC has generally been extrapolated from approved therapies for ccRCC. Recent data shows promise with newer tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and there is emerging evidence on their combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. However, more dedicated clinical trials to pRCC are urgently needed, as response rates and outcomes still lag behind ccRCC. This review summarizes the pathophysiology, genetic features, the evolution of treatment approaches since the systemic cytokine era, and current challenges of managing pRCC.","PeriodicalId":508303,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"74 s318","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141002488","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 : 2024-02-08DOI: 10.3233/kca-230024
Shuchi Gulati, Primo Nery Lara
{"title":"Belzutifan versus Everolimus in Advanced Kidney Cancer: A Commentary on LITESPARK-005 Trial from ESMO 2023","authors":"Shuchi Gulati, Primo Nery Lara","doi":"10.3233/kca-230024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":508303,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"278 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139852748","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 : 2024-02-08DOI: 10.3233/kca-230024
Shuchi Gulati, Primo Nery Lara
{"title":"Belzutifan versus Everolimus in Advanced Kidney Cancer: A Commentary on LITESPARK-005 Trial from ESMO 2023","authors":"Shuchi Gulati, Primo Nery Lara","doi":"10.3233/kca-230024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":508303,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":" 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139792726","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 : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.3233/kca-230021
Eric A Jonasch, C. Balijepalli, K. Yan, L. Gullapalli, Joyce Li, M. Sundaram
{"title":"Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Safety of Interventions for Von Hippel-Lindau Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Literature Review","authors":"Eric A Jonasch, C. Balijepalli, K. Yan, L. Gullapalli, Joyce Li, M. Sundaram","doi":"10.3233/kca-230021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230021","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A small proportion of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are associated with hereditary syndromes such as von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) and are commonly treated with surgical interventions. More recently, systemic treatments for VHL-associated RCC have been assessed as an alternative to surgery. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Registry of Controlled Trials to collect and interpret published evidence on treatments for VHL-associated RCC patients to better understand the treatment landscape. Results: This review identified 32 primary studies, comprised of single-arm clinical trials and real-world studies assessing systemic, surgical, radiological, or image guided ablation interventions. In clinical trials, treatment with sunitinib and pazopanib showed an objective response in 33% and 52% of RCC lesions respectively. For patients treated with belzutifan, 64% of patients showed an objective response, of which 7% were complete response and 57% were partial responses with a 24-month PFS rate of 96%. In real-world studies, treatment with sunitinib, pazopanib, axitinib, and sorafenib showed an objective response in 40%, 0%, 33%, and 25% of RCC lesions respectively, and all the responses were partial. In the studies assessing surgical, radiological, or image guided ablation interventions primary failure/re-intervention rates ranged from 2% to 84%. Conclusion: Local procedures are still a mainstay in the management of patients with non-metastatic VHL-associated RCC although multiple procedures incur an increasing rate of complications. A limited number of clinical trials and real-world studies evaluated VEGF-TKIs for the treatment of VHL-RCC, while responses were observed, long term treatment was limited by toxicities.","PeriodicalId":508303,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"91 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139606139","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 : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.3233/kca-230013
F. Jackson-Spence, Matthew Young, A. Jovaišaitė, Bernadett Szabados, Thomas Powles
{"title":"Adjuvant Therapy in Renal Cell Cancer","authors":"F. Jackson-Spence, Matthew Young, A. Jovaišaitė, Bernadett Szabados, Thomas Powles","doi":"10.3233/kca-230013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/kca-230013","url":null,"abstract":"A number of adjuvant trials have attempted to improve outcomes for patients following nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This was initially with cytokines and then Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) targeted therapies. More recently, a series of adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) studies have been published. To date, only the KEYNOTE— 564 study using adjuvant pembrolizumab has positive Disease-Free Survival (DFS) data with an acceptable toxicity profile. There are many negative ICI and anti-VEGF adjuvant trials, which raises uncertainty. Further randomised trials may be required but importantly biomarker studies are needed to identify those individuals who may benefit from adjuvant therapy.","PeriodicalId":508303,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Cancer","volume":"24 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139609031","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}