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Select the right initial treatment for kidney cancer

By | translator Alice Kang

21.06.28 18:10:49

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[Interview] Dr. Chan Kim, Professor at CHA Bundang Medical Center (Medical Oncology/Hematology)

Keytruda+Inlyta response rate twice longer than SoC¡¦Lenvima combo also shows promise

Many not be able to use cancer immunotherapies if patients used other anticancer drugs first¡¦ need to careful decided on first-line therapy

Cancer immunotherapies are receiving the spotlight in the treatment of kidney cancer. Demonstrating superiority over existing therapies, these drugs are quickly gaining ground in the field of kidney cancer treatment.

Recently, MSD¡¯s cancer immunotherapy ¡®Keytruda (pembrolizumab) received approval as first-line treatment in combination with Inlyta(axitinib). Afterward, the immuno+immunotherapy combo ¡®Opdivo (nivolumab)+ Yervoy (ipilimumab)¡¯ also received approval as a first-line treatment option.

Dr. Chan Kim, Professor of Medical Oncology/Hematology at CHA Bundang Medical Center believes that the use of cancer immunotherapies will broaden in the field of kidney cancer. And there¡¯s ample

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