Publications by authors named "A Cavo"

Article Synopsis
  • The IMDC score is crucial for predicting outcomes and guiding treatment in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), especially when starting therapy with nivolumab.
  • A multicenter study analyzed 492 mRCC patients to see how changes in IMDC categories affected their overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) after starting nivolumab.
  • Results indicated that patients maintaining or improving their IMDC category had better survival outcomes compared to those whose condition worsened, highlighting the importance of IMDC monitoring in mRCC treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Rare genitourinary tumors are lacking of randomized and observational data. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) through the Meet-URO 23/I-RARE database.

Materials And Methods: We performed a multicentric retrospective-prospective study within the Meet-URO network, enrolling patients from March 2021 (retrospectively up from 2011) until March 2023.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

To define the prognostic significance of first-line TKI in mRCC patients receiving nivolumab. A total of 571 mRCC patients who received ≥second line nivolumab were included in this subanalysis. The correlation between prior TKI (sunitinib vs.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have significantly improved metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) prognosis, although their efficacy in patients with bone metastases (BMs) remains poorly understood. We investigated the prognostic role of natremia in pretreated RCC patients with BMs receiving immunotherapy.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included RCC patients with BMs receiving nivolumab as second-line therapy or beyond.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Although nivolumab prolongs overall survival (OS) in pretreated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), underlining clinical and biological features of long-term responses are still to be determined. This study aims to investigate clinical and pathological characteristics of mRCC patients who achieved long-term responses during nivolumab treatment.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on mRCC patients receiving nivolumab as second or further therapy line between May 2016 and January 2019 in 34 Italian Oncology Centres.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF