Abstract
Recent developments in molecular biology have increased our understanding of the biology and genetics of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and identified pathways for novel targeted therapy. Several targeted therapies are now available that show promising activity in this disease. Sunitinib, an oral multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), has recently been approved for first-line treatment of metastatic RCC (mRCC) and is the new reference standard for the treatment of clear-cell disease. Three other promising TKIs are temsirolimus, approved for the treatment of advanced RCC, sorafenib, approved for the treatment of patients with advanced RCC who have failed or are considered unsuitable for cytokine therapy and bevacizumab, effective in combination with immunotherapy for first-line therapy of mRCC. Several other agents are under investigation as single-agent or combination therapy for mRCC. These include the TKIs axitinib, pazopanib, everolimus, erlotinib, gefitinib and lapatinib. Use of these agents is leading to the development of treatment paradigms that will transform the management of mRCC.
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