2024
Integrative Analysis of Germline Rare Variants in Clear and Non–clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Han S, Camp S, Chu H, Collins R, Gillani R, Park J, Bakouny Z, Ricker C, Reardon B, Moore N, Kofman E, Labaki C, Braun D, Choueiri T, AlDubayan S, Van Allen E. Integrative Analysis of Germline Rare Variants in Clear and Non–clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. European Urology Open Science 2024, 62: 107-122. PMID: 38496821, PMCID: PMC10940785, DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2024.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCopy number variantsGermline pathogenic variantsCryptic splice variantsNon-clear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRare inherited mutationsRenal cell carcinomaPathogenic variantsSomatic eventsPopulation stratificationRisk of kidney cancerAge of cancer onsetGermline copy number variantsSplice variantsBurden of pathogenic variantsCell carcinomaEstimation of genetic riskRenal cell carcinoma riskRCC patientsCancer-free controlsCase-control analysisCase-control studyRenal cell carcinoma patientsClear cell renal cell carcinomaGermline rare variants
2023
Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab/ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B)
Atkins M, Jegede O, Haas N, McDermott D, Bilen M, Stein M, Sosman J, Alter R, Plimack E, Ornstein M, Hurwitz M, Peace D, Signoretti S, Denize T, Cimadamore A, Wu C, Braun D, Einstein D, Catalano P, Hammers H. Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab/ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B). Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e004780. PMID: 36948504, PMCID: PMC10040058, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-004780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNivolumab/ipilimumabObjective response rateNon-clear cell renal cell carcinomaTreatment-naïve patientsCell renal cell carcinomaProgressive diseaseRenal cell carcinomaNivolumab monotherapyStable diseaseCell carcinomaAdvanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinomaMedian progression-free survivalTreatment-related adverse eventsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionLigand 1 expressionPhase II studyProgression-free survivalWeeks of treatmentSymptomatic disease progressionEligible patientsSalvage therapyB patientsII studySalvage treatmentSarcomatoid features