What are the treatment options for oligoprogressive Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)?

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Treatment Options for Oligoprogressive Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

For patients with oligoprogressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC), continuation of systemic therapy with adjustments to target the progressing lesion is a viable option, which may include adding local therapy like stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with doses ranging from 24-30 Gy in 3-5 fractions 1.

  • Alternatively, switching to a different systemic therapy, such as nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks or cabozantinib 60 mg daily, may be considered 1.
  • Local ablative therapies, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or cryoablation, can also be employed to control the progressing lesion while maintaining systemic therapy.
  • Metastasectomy remains an appropriate local treatment for most metastatic sites, especially when margin-free, and can provide a benefit in terms of overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and delay of systemic therapy 1.
  • Radiotherapy, especially stereotactic radiotherapy, to bone and brain metastases from RCC can provide significant relief from local symptoms 1.
  • For patients with oligometastatic disease recurrence, observation for up to a median of 15 months until initiation of systemic therapy is a common practice in real-world settings, with careful reassessment of disease status to rule out rapid progression 1.

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