An Illustrative Case of Combination Cabozantinib/Nivolumab for Progressive Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC).
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We report a case using combination cabozantinib plus nivolumab to salvage disease control in a patient with refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The patient had previously experienced disease progression from high-dose interleukin-2, sunitinib, pazopanib, cabozantinib, and nivolumab, all given sequentially. Combination cabozantinib plus nivolumab resulted in 22 months of disease control. Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors including cabozantinib have immunomodulatory effects when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors, with multiple ongoing phase III trials exploring the cabozantinib plus nivolumab combination in the first-line setting. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of progression on nivolumab and cabozantinib when given as sequential monotherapies but stable disease on combination cabozantinib plus nivolumab.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kao, C; George, DJ; Zhang, T
Published Date
- March 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 3
Start / End Page
- e508 - e511
PubMed ID
- 33251710
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC7930408
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1549-490X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/onco.13617
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England