What the trial was testing
The trial enrolled 92 patients with kidney cancer. The study was sponsored by Ceevra and tracked outcomes across the full group of patients who matched the trial's eligibility profile.
Researchers followed patients through treatment and into recovery, tracking the outcomes that mattered most for the disease being studied.
What the results showed
Shorter operations, less blood loss, and shorter stays with VR planning.
JAMA Network Open · 2019 · NCT03334344
These findings — that with reduced blood loss and shorter hospital stays using 3-D VR surgical planning — were published in the JAMA Network Open and represent the headline result of the study.
Researchers tracked outcomes across 92 patients enrolled in the trial. The result was consistent enough across the group that the team felt confident reporting it.
What this means for patients
For patients with kidney cancer, this result changes the calculus on what to ask their care team about. Whether it changes day-to-day care depends on factors like disease subtype, prior treatments, and where the patient is in their care journey.
What you can do now
Surgical 3-D VR planning tools are increasingly available at academic medical centers and some community hospitals. Ask your surgeon whether their team uses 3-D imaging or VR for kidney surgery planning, especially for complex tumors.
Eligibility for the treatments mentioned above depends on specific test results and clinical history. Bring this summary, the trial name, and your most recent labs or pathology report to your next visit.
Open kidney cancer trials
Molecular Prediction of Development, Progression or Complications of Kidney, Immune or Transplantation-related Diseases
Managing patients with renal failure requires an understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to its occurrence (i.e. upstream of the disease), its worsening and its persistence (i.e. downstream), while also specifying the risk of worsening renal failure (risk stratification, intolerance to the treatment or complications (infectious, metabolic, cardiovascular, cancer…). Nephrogene 2.0 aims to study these different components of kidney, immune and solid organ transplantation (SOT)-related diseases.
A Study to Evaluate ARV-6723 Alone and With Pembrolizumab in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors
This is a study to evaluate the safety and potential anti-tumor activity of an investigational drug called ARV-6723, in participants with advanced solid tumors. This is an open-label study which means that participants and study staff will know that all participants will receive ARV-6723. The investigational drug ARV-6723 will be given as an oral tablet on its own and also in combination with other drugs. Researchers think that ARV-6723 can help the body's immune system to better recognize, attack, and destroy cancer cells in adults with advanced solid tumors. ARV-6723 is an investigational drug, and this is the first time ARV-6723 will be used in humans. Depending on the treatment assignment, the investigational drug, ARV-6723, will be given as an oral tablet either on its own (monotherapy) or in combination with pembrolizumab, either through a vein (intravenously or IV) or through an injection beneath the skin (subcutaneously or SQ). This study will include multiple parts: In Part A1 (Phase 1a), different small groups of participants will receive lower to higher doses of ARV-6723 as monotherapy or in combination with standard-dose of pembrolizumab. In Part A2 (Phase 1b), two groups of participants with specific tumor indication(s) (TBD) will receive one of two doses selected based on information from Part A1. Details of Part B will be determined based on information generated from Part A.