Nivolumab plus ipilimumab with or without live bacterial supplementation in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a randomized phase 1 trial
Dizman N, Meza L, Bergerot P, Alcantara M, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Cui Y, Mira V, Llamas M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Gillece J, Reining L, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Kortylewski M, Highlander SK, Pal SK. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab with or without live bacterial supplementation in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a randomized phase 1 trial. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 704-712. PMID: 35228755, PMCID: PMC9018425, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01694-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaProgression-free survivalRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCheckpoint inhibitorsResponse rateGut microbiomePoor-risk diseaseTreatment-naive patientsSingle-center studyPhase 1 trialRandomized phase 1 trialSignificant differencesBifidobacterium sppMechanism of actionNivolumab-ipilimumabSarcomatoid histologyPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsImmune compartmentStudy armsClinical outcomesClear cellsClinical observationsPatients