Robert A. Figlin, MD

The CheckMate 9ER study compared nivolumab plus cabozantinib with sunitinib and found that as disease becomes less favorable by prognostic risk. Promise has now been shown for this population with the combination of lenvatinib and everolimus.

Robert A. Figlin, MD director, division of hematology/oncology, professor of biomedical sciences and medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the considerations behind selecting an immune-oncology agent for the treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Robert A. Figlin, MD, director, Division of Hematology/Oncology, professor of biomedical sciences and medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the potential for immunotherapy/TKI combinations in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.