The third quarter of 2026 was defined less by new readouts than by regulatory follow-through. Data from ASCO GU and the ASCO Annual Meeting turned into FDA approvals in muscle-invasive bladder cancer and metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, and biomarker-selected strategies moved firmly…
Journal Club selections are curated by the Kidney Cancer Journal editorial team based on clinical significance, study design rigor, and potential impact on practice. Full-text access available via PubMed and respective journal platforms.
Belzutifan plus lenvatinib versus cabozantinib in patients with previously…
█ For kidney cancer, ESMO 2026 has one of its most concentrated programmes in years. Nearly all of the practice-relevant renal data come on a single day, Sunday, October 25. The morning Proffered Paper session puts both phase 3 belzutifan readouts, a…
Moshe C. Ornstein1,#, Xiayan Ye2,3, Sumita Dutta2,3, Venkateshwari Varadharajan2,3, Wei Wei4, Marcelo Lamenza1, Monaben Patel5, C. Marcela Diaz-Montero5, J. Mark Brown2,3,6,#, and Abhishek A. Chakraborty5,6,#Ϯ
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The diagnosis and treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is challenging. Drug combinations targeting…
Perspectives synthesized from ASCO 2026 presenter and discussant sessions and post-meeting expert commentary. Prepared for educational purposes by the Kidney Cancer Journal editorial team.
Toni K. Choueiri, MD, FASCO. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Presenter — LITESPARK-022 and KEYNOTE-564 ctDNA Analysis…
doi.org/10.52733/ASCO26Summary
Thomas E. Hutson, DO, PharmD, FACP
Editor-in-Chief, Kidney Cancer Journal
A Summary Report for the Global Oncology Community
Chicago, Illinois | May 29 – June 2, 2026 | Kidney Cancer Journal, Volume 24…
Selected by the Editor-in-Chief | Kidney Cancer Journal, Volume 24(2)
Primary data drawn from ASCO 2026 presentations, JCO supplement abstracts, press releases, and peer-reviewed commentary.
Abstract 1 — LBA418
LITESPARK-022: Pembrolizumab Plus Belzutifan Versus Pembrolizumab Plus Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy for Clear…
May 29–June 2, 2026 | Chicago, IL
Senthil Pazhanisamy, BPharma, MS, PhD.
Overview
The 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting arrives at a critical inflection point for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The February ASCO GU Symposium in San Francisco delivered a rapid sequence of…
Nitinkumar Moradiya
University Of Sunderland, Harbour Exchange Square, E14 9GE, London, United Kingdom.
ABSTRACT
Background: Kidney cancer is an emerging public health concern in India, with rising incidence rates and a significant economic burden. While global research has identified common risk…
This narrative review summarizes the current evidence for molecular and genomic biomarkers in SRM risk stratification and evaluates their potential clinical role.
