
Opinion|Videos|October 20, 2023
Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Firstline Treatment of Advanced RCC
Author(s)Robert J. Motzer, MD, Elizabeth Plimack, MD
Elizabeth Plimack, MD, and Robert Motzer, MD, explain their preferences between TKI-IO combination therapies for patients with advanced RCC considering efficacy, side effects, and specific patient factors.
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The FDA approved tucatinib plus trastuzumab and pertuzumab as maintenance for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer after induction.

The c-Met–directed ADC was designated for EGFR wild-type nonsquamous NSCLC after platinum chemotherapy and anti–PD-(L)1 therapy.

Dana-Farber’s Xin Gu, PhD, and Nicholas Polizzi, PhD, received NIH New Innovator Awards for high-risk, high-reward research.

The c-Met–directed ADC-based combination was designated for mCRC previously treated with fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and anti-VEGF therapy.

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