Renal cell carcinoma

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Regulatory Watchboard

1 event
May 2020S1827 (MAVERICK) Testing Whether the Use of Brain Scans Alone Instead of Brain Scans Plus Preventive Brain Radiation Affects Lifespan in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

SWOG Cancer Research Network — PHASE3

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Financial Assistance

3 programs

FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE SUMMARY

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Total programs

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Yervoy

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

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Bavencio

EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Inc.

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Torisel

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Approved Treatments

7 FDA-approved

Bavencio

(avelumab (Recombinant human monoclonal IgG1 antibody against programmed death ligand-1))Orphan drugstandard

EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Inc.

Programmed Death Ligand-1 Blocker [EPC]

12.1 Mechanism of Action PD-L1 may be expressed on tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating immune cells and can contribute to the inhibition of the anti-tu...

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Torisel

(Temsirolimus)Orphan drugstandard

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

12.1 Mechanism of Action Temsirolimus is an inhibitor of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin). Temsirolimus binds to an intracellular protein (FKBP-12...

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Everolimus

(EVEROLIMUS)Orphan drugstandard

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Kinase Inhibitor [EPC]

12.1 Mechanism of Action Everolimus is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a serine-threonine kinase, downstream of the PI3K/AKT pat...

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CABOMETYX

(cabozantinib)Orphan drugstandard

Exelixis, Inc.

12.1 Mechanism of Action In vitro biochemical and/or cellular assays have shown that cabozantinib inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity of MET, VEGFR-...

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LENVIMA

(lenvatinib)Orphan drugstandard

Eisai Inc.

Kinase Inhibitor [EPC]

12.1 Mechanism of Action Lenvatinib is a kinase inhibitor that inhibits the kinase activities of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors V...

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Nexavar

(sorafenib)Orphan drugstandard

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Kinase Inhibitor [EPC]

12.1 Mechanism of Action Sorafenib is a kinase inhibitor that decreases tumor cell proliferation in vitro. Sorafenib was shown to inhibit multiple int...

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Votrient

(pazopanib)Orphan drugstandard

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp

12.1 Mechanism of Action Pazopanib is a multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, pl...

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Clinical Trial Landscape

No active clinical trials currently recruiting for Renal cell carcinoma.
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Recent News & Research

6 articles
Lasers in medical scienceApr 20, 2026

Comparative optical characterization of renal cell carcinoma.

Accurate characterization of the optical properties of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tissue is essential for reliable modeling of light–tissue interactions in laser-based diagnostic and therapeuti...

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Cancer research and treatmentApr 16, 2026

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Versus Placebo for Renal Cell Carcinoma in the East Asian Subgroup of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-564 Study.

Adjuvant pembrolizumab improved disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) versus placebo in participants with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at increased risk of recurrence after nephrectomy i...

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Clinical and translational scienceApr 15, 2026

The IQGAP1-Claudin4-JNK Signaling Axis as a Differential Biomarker in Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a highly heterogeneous malignant neoplasm with multiple morphological and molecular subtypes; however, the basis of this heterogeneity remains incompletely defined, hinde...

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Cancer researchApr 15, 2026

NRF1 Induces ApoEhigh Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts to Promote Stemness of Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are abundant stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) that play a vital role in promoting tumor progression and drug resistance. The mechanisms regulating ...

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Cell proliferationApr 3, 2026

PIK-III-Mediated Elevation of Thiamine Re-Sensitises Renal Cell Carcinoma to Cuproptosis via Activating PDHA1.

Cuproptosis, a copper-dependent cell death mechanism driven by tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle collapse, shows limited efficacy in hypoxic or glycolytic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Here, through system...

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Nature reviews. UrologyMar 10, 2026

Biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma - a pragmatic approach.

Biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma - a pragmatic approach.

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