Clinical activity and molecular correlates of response to atezolizumab alone or in combination with bevacizumab versus sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma
McDermott DF, Huseni MA, Atkins MB, Motzer RJ, Rini BI, Escudier B, Fong L, Joseph RW, Pal SK, Reeves JA, Sznol M, Hainsworth J, Rathmell WK, Stadler WM, Hutson T, Gore ME, Ravaud A, Bracarda S, Suárez C, Danielli R, Gruenwald V, Choueiri TK, Nickles D, Jhunjhunwala S, Piault-Louis E, Thobhani A, Qiu J, Chen DS, Hegde PS, Schiff C, Fine GD, Powles T. Clinical activity and molecular correlates of response to atezolizumab alone or in combination with bevacizumab versus sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma. Nature Medicine 2018, 24: 749-757. PMID: 29867230, PMCID: PMC6721896, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-018-0053-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabCarcinoma, Renal CellFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationSunitinibTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalPFS hazard ratioRenal cell carcinomaHazard ratioPD-L1Cell carcinomaTreatment-naive metastatic renal-cell carcinomaRandomized phase 2 studyMetastatic renal cell carcinomaInflammatory gene expression signatureExploratory biomarker analysisPhase 2 studyImmune checkpoint blockadeCo-primary endpointsPrediction of outcomeAtezolizumab monotherapyCheckpoint blockadeGene expression signaturesNeoantigen burdenT effectorsClinical activityAtezolizumabBevacizumabTumor mutationsSunitinib