Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”

The first-line therapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has revolutionized with the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in combination with or without tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The choice among the many different immuno-combinations (ICI-ICI or ICI-TKI) is challenging d...

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Main Authors: Sara Elena Rebuzzi, Giuseppe Fornarini, Alessio Signori, Pasquale Rescigno, Giuseppe Luigi Banna, Sebastiano Buti
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2351669
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Giuseppe Fornarini
Alessio Signori
Pasquale Rescigno
Giuseppe Luigi Banna
Sebastiano Buti
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description The first-line therapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has revolutionized with the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in combination with or without tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The choice among the many different immuno-combinations (ICI-ICI or ICI-TKI) is challenging due to the lack of predictive factors. The different shapes of the Kaplan–Meier survival curves (e.g. “banana-shaped curves”) have raised many questions on the long-term survival benefit. Here, we analyzed the factors that could have impacted the different long-term survival, including the prognostic factors distribution (IMDC score), histological factors (sarcomatoid features, PD-L1 expression), and treatment characteristics (mechanism of action, duration, discontinuation rate). This overview highlights the factors that should be considered in the first-line setting for the patients’ therapeutic choice and prognostic assessment. They are also fundamental parameters to examined for head-to-head studies and real-life, large-scale studies.
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spelling doaj-art-007c19babd234f0483fcabff2587ada62025-08-20T02:34:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2024-12-0120110.1080/21645515.2024.2351669Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”Sara Elena Rebuzzi0Giuseppe Fornarini1Alessio Signori2Pasquale Rescigno3Giuseppe Luigi Banna4Sebastiano Buti5Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Savona, ItalyMedical Oncology Unit 1, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Section of Biostatistics, University of Genova, Genova, ItalyTranslationsal and Clinical Research Institute, Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UKMedical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, ItalyThe first-line therapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has revolutionized with the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in combination with or without tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The choice among the many different immuno-combinations (ICI-ICI or ICI-TKI) is challenging due to the lack of predictive factors. The different shapes of the Kaplan–Meier survival curves (e.g. “banana-shaped curves”) have raised many questions on the long-term survival benefit. Here, we analyzed the factors that could have impacted the different long-term survival, including the prognostic factors distribution (IMDC score), histological factors (sarcomatoid features, PD-L1 expression), and treatment characteristics (mechanism of action, duration, discontinuation rate). This overview highlights the factors that should be considered in the first-line setting for the patients’ therapeutic choice and prognostic assessment. They are also fundamental parameters to examined for head-to-head studies and real-life, large-scale studies.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2351669Renal cell carcinomaimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmuno-combinationimmunotherapysurvival outcomes
spellingShingle Sara Elena Rebuzzi
Giuseppe Fornarini
Alessio Signori
Pasquale Rescigno
Giuseppe Luigi Banna
Sebastiano Buti
Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Renal cell carcinoma
immune checkpoint inhibitor
immuno-combination
immunotherapy
survival outcomes
title Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”
title_full Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”
title_fullStr Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”
title_full_unstemmed Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”
title_short Banana-shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune-combinations, not just a matter of “palateau”
title_sort banana shaped survival curves of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first line immune combinations not just a matter of palateau
topic Renal cell carcinoma
immune checkpoint inhibitor
immuno-combination
immunotherapy
survival outcomes
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2351669
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