Real-world experience with Lenvatinib Plus Everolimus (LEN+EVE) in patients with pretreated advanced renal cell carcinoma (RELEVANCE): a retrospective, multicenter case series
Introduction - Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has a poor prognosis despite recent changes in systemic treatment options. Lenvatinib plus everolimus (LEN+EVE), a combination of 2 targeted therapies, is approved after failure of one prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Our objective...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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December 2025
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Clinical genitourinary cancer
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-11 |
| ISSN: | 1938-0682 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clgc.2025.102449 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2025.102449 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558767325001491 
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| Author Notes: | Hendrik Eggers, Ramona Stelmacher, Martin Bögemann, Arne Strauß, Christian Thomas, Johannes Landmesser, Stefanie Zschäbitz, Philipp Ivanyi |
| Summary: | Introduction - Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has a poor prognosis despite recent changes in systemic treatment options. Lenvatinib plus everolimus (LEN+EVE), a combination of 2 targeted therapies, is approved after failure of one prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of LEN+EVE therapy in patients with mRCC in a real-world setting. - Patients and Methods - This retrospective case series included patients with mRCC treatment with LEN+EVE between August 2016 and December 2021 at 6 academic centers in Germany. Outcomes included overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and safety; all evaluated by local investigator. Subgroup analyses by risk scores, previous therapies, and initial dosing were performed. - Results - Eighty-one patients were assessed: median age was 61 years (range 42-80), 81.5% were men, and 80.2% of patients had an ECOG score of 0 or 1. Synchronous metastases were found in 39.5% of patients at initial diagnosis. The International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk status was favorable in 16.0%, intermediate in 48.1%, and poor in 16.0% of patients. The median number of treatment lines prior to LEN+EVE was 3 (range 0-7). Median treatment duration with LEN+EVE was 6.1 months (range 0.2-29.2). The ORR was 28.4%, DCR was 61.7%, median OS was 11.3 months (95% CI, 8.7-13.9), and median PFS was 6.5 months (95% CI, 5.4-7.6). Median PFS, OS and ORR were similar across patients with 0-2 versus ≥ 3 previous therapeutic lines and for patients with or without previous immunotherapy. The safety profile was manageable, with 6.2% of patients discontinuing treatment due to treatment-related adverse events. - Conclusions - LEN+EVE combination therapy demonstrated high effectiveness in heavily pre-treated, real-world cohort of patients with mRCC and challenging disease characteristics—regardless of treatment line, IMDC risk group, initial dosing, or previous treatment with immunotherapy. |
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| Item Description: | Online verfügbar: 6. Oktober 2025, Artikelversion: 22. November 2025 Gesehen am 27.02.2026 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1938-0682 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clgc.2025.102449 |