Moshe Ornstein, MD

Articles

RCC Treatment Evolution: Expert Perspectives on the Evolving Landscape and Advances From ASCO GU 2025

March 21st 2025

Experts discuss how treatment sequencing in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) may evolve with the emergence of novel combinations and highlight emerging data from ASCO GU 2025 likely to impact clinical practice.

Emerging Therapies in RCC: Shaping Future Treatment Sequences

March 21st 2025

Experts discuss the role of belzutifan and tivozanib in the treatment paradigm for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including key findings from the phase 3 LITESPARK-005 trial investigating belzutifan vs everolimus in previously treated advanced RCC patients.

Post-Immunotherapy Options in RCC: Latest Trial Data and Expert Perspectives on Rechallenge Strategies

March 21st 2025

Experts discuss key findings from the phase 3 CONTACT-03 trial investigating atezolizumab plus cabozantinib vs cabozantinib alone in inoperable advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment, along with insights from real-world data on sequencing strategies and the efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) after prior ICI therapy.

Navigating RCC Progression: Optimizing Treatment Sequence After the First Line

March 14th 2025

Experts discuss emerging patterns of progression with current frontline regimens for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), differences between immunotherapy (IO)/IO and IO/tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) combinations, and how these progression patterns impact prognosis and subsequent therapy selection, considering whether the patient received IO/IO or IO/TKI in the first line and the clinical factors influencing later-line treatment decisions.

Optimizing IO/TKI Success: Managing Adverse Effects and Personalizing Treatment

March 14th 2025

Experts discuss regimens with the most favorable toxicity profiles and how they personalize treatment to minimize patient burden, while also exploring preferred strategies for patients who have completed pembrolizumab in the adjuvant setting and how the timing of recurrence relative to adjuvant therapy completion influences treatment selection.

RCC Treatment Selection: Expert Perspectives on Long-Term Data and Insights on Treatment Selection

March 7th 2025

Experts discuss key factors influencing the decision between immunotherapy (IO)/IO and various IO/tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) combinations in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treatment, including patient characteristics, risk stratification, PD-L1 status, and other clinical features, while also exploring the patient experience with IO-TKI regimens, strategies for managing adverse effects, and the approach to hepatotoxicity management.

Long-Term Data From CheckMate 9ER Investigating Nivolumab Plus Cabozantinib in Untreated Advanced RCC

March 7th 2025

Experts discuss the key findings from the final follow-up results of the CheckMate 9ER trial, evaluating nivolumab plus cabozantinib in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and share perspectives on the clinical implications of these updated data, along with insights from other studies of note, including LITESPARK-003 (belzutifan plus cabozantinib) and LITESPARK-024 (belzutifan plus palbociclib).

Optimizing IO-TKI Selection: Patient-Specific Approaches for Optimal Outcomes

February 28th 2025

Experts discuss how emerging novel doublet regimens in the frontline setting for advanced renal cell carcinoma may address current unmet needs, highlighting specific biomarkers, patient populations, and clinical scenarios where these combinations could offer distinct advantages over existing standards like immunotherapy (IO)/IO or established IO/tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) combinations.

Long-Term Outcomes in Advanced RCC: Analyzing 8 Years of CheckMate 214 Data

February 28th 2025

Experts discuss the 8-year follow-up data from the CheckMate 214 trial evaluating nivolumab plus ipilimumab for first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and how these mature overall survival (OS) data influence the view of nivolumab plus ipilimumab as a frontline option, alongside insights from efficacy, safety, post hoc subgroup analyses (Albiges et al, Eur Urol, 2022), and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) data (Cella et al, J Clin Oncol, 2022).

Optimizing Treatment in Advanced RCC

July 22nd 2024

Martin H. Voss, MD, provides valuable insights into determining the optimal duration of treatment with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced renal clear cell carcinoma, emphasizing the importance of close patient monitoring and the critical decision-making process involved in continuing or discontinuing treatment based on individual patient response, tolerability, and overall clinical status in real-world clinical practice settings.

AE Management for Combination Regimens in Advanced RCC

July 22nd 2024

The key opinion leaders engage in discussion on dose reduction and treatment duration rates in the context of the CLEAR study, which investigated lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), addressing important aspects such as optimal starting doses, the potential for reverting to higher doses, and the implications of these strategies on overall treatment efficacy and patient outcomes.

AE Management for Combination Regimens in Advanced RCC

July 22nd 2024

Treatment Decision Making in first-line combinations for advanced RCC

July 16th 2024

The key opinion leaders explore the various first-line combination treatment options for advanced renal cell carcinoma, including immuno-oncology plus immuno-oncology (IO+IO) and immuno-oncology plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor (IO+TKI) approaches, while also considering the optimal sequencing of treatments to maximize patient benefit.

Use of Combination Regimens in Frontline RCC

July 8th 2024

Martin H. Voss, MD, presents data supporting the use of various combination regimens in the frontline treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), focusing on the pivotal trials such as CheckMate 214, KEYNOTE 426, and the CLEAR trial, emphasizing their respective efficacy, safety, and overall impact on the current treatment landscape for RCC patients.

Case Presentation: 61-year-old male Renal Cell Carcinoma

July 8th 2024

Moshe Ornstein, MD, presents a detailed clinical case study of a 61-year-old male patient diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma.

STELLAR 304: Zanzalintinib plus nivolumab in non-clear cell RCC

July 2nd 2024

Dr. Martin H. Voss provides an analysis of the recent data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 annual meeting, focusing on the phase 3 STELLAR trial, which evaluates the safety and efficacy of the combination therapy Zanzalintinib and nivolumab in patients with non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Ongoing Clinical Trials in the front-line setting of advanced non-clear cell RCC

July 2nd 2024

Moshe Ornstein, MD, presents an overview of the current front-line treatment options for advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma, focusing on the PAPMET regimen and the promising results from the Phase 2 study investigating the combination of nivolumab and cabozantinib.

Extended Follow Up of KEYNOTE-B61

June 24th 2024

Martin H. Voss, MD, provides an update on the extended follow-up data from the phase 2 KEYNOTE-B61 study, which investigates the efficacy and safety of combination therapy consisting of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib as a first-line treatment option for patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Evolving Treatment Standards in Non-Clear Cell RCC

June 24th 2024

Martin H. Voss, MD, and Moshe Ornstein, MD, engage in a professional discourse concerning the current treatment standards and the evolving therapeutic landscape for non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Exciting Investigational Therapies in Advanced RCC

January 23rd 2023

The oncologists close their discussion with a look at some currently ongoing clinical trials in advanced renal cell carcinoma treatment.