The panelists discuss frontline treatment for renal cell carcinoma, highlighting TKIs targeting VEGFR and the mechanisms of action for currently approved therapeutics.
Thomas Hutson, DO, PharmD, and Toni Choueiri, MD, discuss the available biomarkers, predictive biomarkers, and clinical predictors that are currently used in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, as well as risk status.
Toni Choueiri, MD, focuses on combining VEGF-tyrosine kinase inhibitors with immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.
Hutson and Choueiri elaborate on the FDA-approved TKI + ICI combinations and their data from the following trials: KEYNOTE-146, JAVELIN Renal 101, and CheckMate-9ER.
Thomas Hutson, DO, PharmD, and Toni Choueiri, MD, talk about the phase 3 CLEAR trial at length, including each of the 3 arms of the trial and key data.
Hutson and Choueiri compare the safety profiles of lenvatinib + pembrolizumab against other TKI/IO combinations for patients with metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.
Dosing strategies to achieve strong efficacy and ameliorate adverse events with the combination of lenvatinib + pembrolizumab in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.
Both nivolumab + ipilimumab and lenvatinib + pembrolizumab TKI/IO combinations are discussed, with patient selection and appropriate use being the focus.
Toni Choueiri, MD, closes with promising new studies that will impact metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma therapeutics in the years to come.