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Meeting Coverage

IKCS

International Kidney Cancer Symposium

Targeted Combination Shows Promise in Metastatic Kidney Cancer

Other IKCS news: closer look at belzutifan safety, challenges of triplet therapies for RCC

IKCS over a photo of Omni Louisville in Louisville, KY.

Latest IKCS Meeting Coverage

Large, Grade 4 Kidney Tumors Pose Risk of Early Cancer-Specific Mortality

Possible guidance for use of adjuvant immunotherapy in high-risk, non-metastatic disease

November 12, 2024
Upfront TKI for Bone-Predominant RCC Tops Single-Agent Immunotherapy

Better OS, PFS, response rate, but newer combination strategies not included

November 12, 2024
Adding Targeted Agent to Perioperative Therapy for RCC May Improve Disease Control

More IKCS news: Long-term survival benefit with nivolumab/ipilimumab, disease-slowing surgery

November 11, 2024
Higher Risk of Kidney Cancer Recurrence After Ablative Therapy

Low rate of recurrence with surgery or nonsurgical options, but data can inform decisions

November 10, 2024
CAR T-Cell Therapy for Kidney Cancer Builds on Efficacy Record

Confirmed responses in one-fourth to one-third of patients with refractory disease

November 9, 2024
'We're Not There Yet': CAR T-Cell Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Potential standard of care after current therapies, but key obstacles remain in the way

November 15, 2023
Targeting New Pathways to Improve Outcomes in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Building on recent success requires intervention at multiple steps in the cancer immunity cycle

November 14, 2023
No Boost in Outcomes for Clear Cell RCC With Higher Belzutifan Dose

A quarter of patients responded whether at the recommended or higher dose

November 13, 2023
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Active in Heavily Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma

Responses to "special drug" zanzalintinib in cabozantinib-exposed and unexposed patients

November 11, 2023
Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Unclear for Dedifferentiated Kidney Cancer

Thirteen-month survival gain falls short of statistical significance in observational study

November 10, 2022
Immune Stimulator May Enhance Targeted Therapy's Activity in Metastatic RCC

Numerical advantage in median survival, response rate, durability with dendritic-cell agent

November 9, 2022
Immunotherapy Doublet Shows Promise for Nonsurgical Control of Small Kidney Cancers

Nivolumab/ipilimumab achieves 1-year PFS of 100% in unresectable T1N0M0 tumors

November 7, 2022
Probiotic May Rev Up Response to Immunotherapy in Advanced Kidney Cancer

Dramatic slowing of disease progression, prolonged responses with microbiome modulator

November 6, 2022
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Watch for Brain Mets

Present in roughly 5% of patients, survival worse in patients with larger or more lesions

November 18, 2019