Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), especially clear cell RCC, is generally considered an immunotherapy-responsive cancer. Recently, the prognosis for patients with locally advanced and metastatic RCC has significantly improved with the regulatory approvals of anti-PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 immune checkpoint inhibi...

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Main Authors: Albert Jang, Jake N. Lichterman, Jeffrey Y. Zhong, Jonathan E. Shoag, Jorge A. Garcia, Tian Zhang, Pedro C. Barata
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2023.2276629
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author Albert Jang
Jake N. Lichterman
Jeffrey Y. Zhong
Jonathan E. Shoag
Jorge A. Garcia
Tian Zhang
Pedro C. Barata
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Jeffrey Y. Zhong
Jonathan E. Shoag
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Pedro C. Barata
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description Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), especially clear cell RCC, is generally considered an immunotherapy-responsive cancer. Recently, the prognosis for patients with locally advanced and metastatic RCC has significantly improved with the regulatory approvals of anti-PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based regimens. Yet in most cases, RCC will remain initially unresponsive to treatment or will develop resistance over time. Hence, there remains an unmet need to understand what leads to ICI resistance and to develop novel immune and nonimmune treatments to enhance the response to ICIs. In this review, we highlight recently published studies and the latest clinical studies investigating the next generation of immune approaches to locally advanced and metastatic RCC beyond traditional ICIs. These trials include cytokines, gut microbiota-based therapies, novel immune checkpoint agents, vaccines, and chimeric antigen receptor T cells. These agents are being evaluated as monotherapy or in combination with traditional ICIs and will hopefully provide improved outcomes to patients with RCC soon.
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spelling doaj-art-0b93a94ec1ea4b5bbf631a0170fc8c8a2025-08-20T03:24:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2023-12-0119310.1080/21645515.2023.2276629Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinomaAlbert Jang0Jake N. Lichterman1Jeffrey Y. Zhong2Jonathan E. Shoag3Jorge A. Garcia4Tian Zhang5Pedro C. Barata6Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USADivision of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USADepartment of Urology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USADivision of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USADivision of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USARenal cell carcinoma (RCC), especially clear cell RCC, is generally considered an immunotherapy-responsive cancer. Recently, the prognosis for patients with locally advanced and metastatic RCC has significantly improved with the regulatory approvals of anti-PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based regimens. Yet in most cases, RCC will remain initially unresponsive to treatment or will develop resistance over time. Hence, there remains an unmet need to understand what leads to ICI resistance and to develop novel immune and nonimmune treatments to enhance the response to ICIs. In this review, we highlight recently published studies and the latest clinical studies investigating the next generation of immune approaches to locally advanced and metastatic RCC beyond traditional ICIs. These trials include cytokines, gut microbiota-based therapies, novel immune checkpoint agents, vaccines, and chimeric antigen receptor T cells. These agents are being evaluated as monotherapy or in combination with traditional ICIs and will hopefully provide improved outcomes to patients with RCC soon.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2023.2276629Immunotherapygut microbiotacytokineinterleukinimmune checkpoint inhibitorvaccine
spellingShingle Albert Jang
Jake N. Lichterman
Jeffrey Y. Zhong
Jonathan E. Shoag
Jorge A. Garcia
Tian Zhang
Pedro C. Barata
Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Immunotherapy
gut microbiota
cytokine
interleukin
immune checkpoint inhibitor
vaccine
title Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
title_full Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
title_fullStr Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
title_short Immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
title_sort immune approaches beyond traditional immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced renal cell carcinoma
topic Immunotherapy
gut microbiota
cytokine
interleukin
immune checkpoint inhibitor
vaccine
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2023.2276629
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