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ReviewTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2025

Belzutifan for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.

Xiancheng Wu, David Lazris, Risa Wong, Scott S Tykodi

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Review in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Xiancheng WuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N - M1-B208, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5830-1475
David LazrisDepartment of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Risa WongDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Scott S TykodiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Belzutifan received its first FDA approval in 2021 for treating clinical manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease including renal cell carcinoma (RCC) followed by approval in 2023 for treating advanced sporadic RCC that has progressed through multiple lines of treatment. It is the first FDA-approved drug to target hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha (HIF-2α). By inhibiting the HIF-2α transcription factor, belzutifan prevents HIF-2α from dimerizing with HIF-1β, thereby preventing the transcription of downstream oncogenes. Most clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) tumors are associated with VHL deletion or inactivation resulting in HIF-2α overexpression that represents a key contributor to tumorigenesis, thereby making belzutifan a uniquely optimal drug for targeting ccRCC. Belzutifan has demonstrated activity in clinical trials as a front- and later-line therapy, and in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It has been largely well tolerated, although anemia represents a common on-target side effect and, along with hypoxia, requires monitoring during treatment. Ongoing phase III trials are investigating belzutifan in combination regimens in the relapsed/refractory, front-line, and adjuvant settings. Future studies will focus on identifying predictive biomarkers and resistance pathways.

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belzutifanhypoxia-inducible factorrenal cell carcinomasystemic treatmentVHL

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PMID39926260
PMCPMC11806488

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