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Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Network Meta-Analysis and Outcomes with Cabozantinib in Advanced RCC

March 08, 2024

David A. Braun, MD, PhD, shares his takeaways from the network meta-analysis on lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in advanced RCC, and Martin H. Voss, MD, discusses outcomes with cabozantinib following frontline lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab.

Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab/Chemo Induces Inferior OS vs Pembrolizumab/Chemo in Previously Untreated NSCLC

January 05, 2024

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin or cisplatin did not improve treatment outcomes compared with placebo plus pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin or cisplatin when given as first-line therapy in patients with stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Dr Braun on the Clinical Implications of the CONTACT-03 Trial in RCC

November 10, 2023

David Braun, MD, PhD, discusses the findings from the phase 3 CONTACT-03 trial investigating immunotherapy rechallenge in patients with renal cell carcinoma and the implications of these findings on the RCC treatment paradigm.