Dr. Lara Discusses Epacadostat in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Primo N. Lara, MD, associate director for translational research, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses epacadostat in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Preliminary results from the phase II ECHO-202/KEYNOTE-037 trial showed encouraging response rates and safety signals with epacadostat plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in patients with metastatic RCC.

Lara says the advantages of a drug like epacadostat is that it is oral, so it provides an extra level of convenience, should it become a standard of care in the future.