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ReviewCells2023

Emerging Immunotherapy Approaches for Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Lingbin Meng, Katharine A Collier, Peng Wang, Zihai Li, Paul Monk, Amir Mortazavi, Zhiwei Hu, Daniel Spakowicz, Linghua Zheng, Yuanquan Yang

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Review in Cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Predictive model for clear cell renal cell carcinoma: a novel model integrating sunitinib resistance and prognosis related genes and clinical factors.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lingbin MengDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Katharine A CollierDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0485-8031
Peng WangDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Zihai LiDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Paul MonkDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Amir MortazaviDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Zhiwei HuDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0023-1170
Daniel SpakowiczDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2314-6435
Linghua ZhengDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Yuanquan YangDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

Funding

Paul Calabresis Career Development Award For Clinical Oncology K12CA132783 · NCI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI PEREZ-SOLER, ROMAN, VERMA, AMIT K. · 2009 to 2019
$8.2M
Characterizing the immune infiltrate in muscle-invasive urothelial carcinomaK08CA277016 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Katharine A. Collier · 2023 to 2026
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA277016NCI NIH HHS K12 CA132783
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most common subtype of renal cell carcinoma is clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). While localized ccRCC can be cured with surgery, metastatic disease has a poor prognosis. Recently, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising approach for advanced ccRCC. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving immunotherapeutic landscape for metastatic ccRCC. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) like PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 inhibitors have demonstrated clinical efficacy as monotherapies and in combination regimens. Combination immunotherapies pairing ICIs with antiangiogenic agents, other immunomodulators, or novel therapeutic platforms such as bispecific antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy are areas of active research. Beyond the checkpoint blockade, additional modalities including therapeutic vaccines, cytokines, and oncolytic viruses are also being explored for ccRCC. This review discusses the mechanisms, major clinical trials, challenges, and future directions for these emerging immunotherapies. While current strategies have shown promise in improving patient outcomes, continued research is critical for expanding and optimizing immunotherapy approaches for advanced ccRCC. Realizing the full potential of immunotherapy will require elucidating mechanisms of response and resistance, developing predictive biomarkers, and rationally designing combination therapeutic regimens tailored to individual patients. Advances in immunotherapy carry immense promise for transforming the management of metastatic ccRCC.

Indexed as

CarcinomaCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbispecific antibodiesCAR T cellsclear cell renal cell carcinomacytokinesimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapeutic combinationsoncolytic virusvaccines

Identifiers

PMID38201238
PMCPMC10777977

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