Immuno-Oncology Outlook: Pfizer's Inlyta Fits Well In Combos For Kidney Cancer

As the RCC field braces for another paradigm change, early studies combining tyrosine kinase inhibitors with PD-1/L1 inhibitors suggest the highest response rates are found with Inlyta (axitinib) as a partner.

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Immuno-oncology continues to transform treatment landscapes as checkpoint inhibitors move into new markets, earlier lines of therapy and combinations. Early data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting suggest that as PD-1/L1 inhibitors move into first-line metastatic renal cell carcinoma, Pfizer Inc.'s targeted therapy Inlyta may be the partner of choice.

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Inlyta (axitinib), the follow-on to Pfizer's Sutent (sunitinib), has been established for use after one prior line of systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), following approval in August 2014. But FDA approval of three new drugs for mRCC in recent years has raised questions about positioning in the future – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab), Eisai Co. Ltd.'s multi-TKI Lenvima (lenvatinib) and Exelixis Inc.'s Cometriq (cabozantinib), also a multi-target TKI (see box)

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