| Literature DB >> 27426025 |
Kathryn E Beckermann1, Douglas B Johnson1, Jeffrey A Sosman2.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors is providing significant benefit to patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), both in overall survival and tolerability of treatment. Given the recent approval of the first checkpoint inhibitor in RCC, this review discusses the background and clinical data for checkpoint inhibition in RCC. Areas covered: This review introduces and discusses the basic biologic mechanisms of checkpoint inhibitor function and focuses on the current evidence in clinical trials for the use of immunotherapy in RCC. Expert commentary: Immunotherapy has been a mainstay of therapy in RCC, but the recent approval of nivolumab with ORR of 25% and durable responses has provided a transformative new therapeutic option.Entities:
Keywords: PD-1; PD-L1; Renal cell; atezolizumab; nivolumab; pembrolizumab
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27426025 PMCID: PMC5555220 DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2016.1214575
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Rev Clin Immunol ISSN: 1744-666X Impact factor: 4.473