Thérapies Ciblées Articles

The ESMO/ECC congress (European Society for Medical Oncology/European Cancer Congress) took place in Vienna, Austria, September 25-29. The main topic of the conference was immunotherapies especially in advanced kidney cancer with nivolumab in phase III and in metastatic lung cancer with atezolizumab in phase II.

To update the French guidelines on kidney cancer.

A systematic review of the literature between 2015 and 2018 was performed. The most relevant articles regarding the diagnosis, the classification, surgical treatment, medical treatment and follow-up of kidney cancer were retrieved and included in the new guidelines.

To assess the prognostic value of clinical and biological features in patients treated with second-line targeted therapies (TT) for a metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

A retrospective study was performed including 60patients treated with second-line TT from 2006 to 2013.

To update the recommendations for the management of kidney cancers.

A systematic review of the literature was conducted from 2015 to 2022. The most relevant articles on the diagnosis, classification, surgical treatment, medical treatment and follow-up of kidney cancer were selected and incorporated into the recommendations.