Primary tumor removal by cytoreductive nephrectomy in synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients has been investigated in the context of various treatment regimens. Two randomized controlled trials investigated the role and timing of cytoreductive nephrectomy in the era of targeted therapy and demonstrated that upfront nephrectomy should no longer be performed when patients require systemic therapy.
Superiority of checkpoint immunotherapy agents has led to a paradigm change from targeted therapies to immunotherapy-based first-line treatment in patients with primary metastatic disease; thus, deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy needs to be verified in the immunotherapy setting. Furthermore, a need exists for personalizing treatment choices for the individual patient to avoid unnecessary overtreatment.
To explore the impact of cytoreductive nephrectomy in this patient group receiving checkpoint immunotherapy, we initiated a randomized, controlled trial comparing deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy with no surgery. The trial integrates a comprehensive translational research program with specimen sampling for biomarker analysis.
The trial aims to show that deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy improves overall survival in patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and furthermore, to identify relevant biomarkers for personalized renal cancer management.
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03977571 June 6, 2019.
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Laura Iisager, Johanne Ahrenfeldt, Frede Donskov, Börje Ljungberg, Axel Bex, Lars Lund, Iben Lyskjær, Niels Fristrup
Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., Department of Oncology, Southern Denmark University Hospital, Esbjerg, Denmark., Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden., Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer, Royal Free Hospital London, London, England., Department of Urology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark., Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. .
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38402173