A case of complete response to nivolumab after long-term progression-free survival with tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Anticancer Drugs. 2018 Oct;29(9):911-913. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000663.

Abstract

Nivolumab is an effective and tolerable treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, showing longer median overall survival than everolimus and achieving a good percentage of objective response, stable disease, and prolonged responses. However, very few cases have been reported in the literature of a complete response to nivolumab in the metastatic pretreated setting. Here, we report a case of complete response to nivolumab in II line following sunitinib in a metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma with favorable risk according to the IMDC criteria. This is also an interesting case on the use of immunotherapy following a long period of antiangiogenetic therapy, underlining the importance of the sequence of treatment to achieve the best possible outcome in terms of prolonged overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective response.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / administration & dosage*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Nivolumab / administration & dosage*
  • Progression-Free Survival
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Sunitinib / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Nivolumab
  • Sunitinib