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==== Cytokine Therapy (IFN-'''α)''' ====
==== Cytokine Therapy (IFN-'''α)''' ====
*'''Meta-analysis of 2 trials (SWOG 8949 and EORTC 30947) found''' '''significantly improved OS by 5.8 months in CN followed by IFN- α group''' (13.6 months CN IFN α2b vs. 7.8 months IFN α2b, p=0.02) '''vs. IFN- α alone'''
*Meta-analysis of 2 trials (SWOG 8949 and EORTC 30947) found significantly improved OS by 5.8 months in CN followed by IFN- α group (13.6 months CN IFN α2b vs. 7.8 months IFN α2b, p=0.02) vs. IFN- α alone


===== <span style="color:#ff00ff">SWOG 8949 =====
===== <span style="color:#ff00ff">SWOG 8949 =====
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*'''The introduction of effective targeted therapy questioned the role of CN in the modern era'''
*'''The introduction of effective targeted therapy questioned the role of CN in the modern era'''


===== '''CN followed by Targeted Therapy vs. Targeted Therapy alone''' =====
===== CN followed by Targeted Therapy vs. Targeted Therapy alone =====


====== '''<span style="color:#ff00ff">CARMENA</span> (Clinical Trial to Assess the Importance of Nephrectomy)''' ======
====== <span style="color:#ff00ff">CARMENA</span> (Clinical Trial to Assess the Importance of Nephrectomy) ======
* '''Population: 452 patients with metastatic ccRCC'''
* '''Population: 452 patients with metastatic ccRCC'''
** 44% had poor-risk disease, 56% had intermediate-risk
** 44% had poor-risk disease, 56% had intermediate-risk
*** '''Trial does not apply to patients with favourable-risk'''
*** '''Trial does not apply to patients with favourable-risk'''
* '''Randomized to CN followed by sunitnib vs. sunitnib alone'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Randomized to CN followed by sunitnib vs. sunitnib alone'''
* '''Primary outcome: OS'''
* '''Primary outcome: OS'''
* '''Median follow-up 50.2 months'''
* '''Median follow-up 50.2 months'''
* '''Results'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Results'''
** '''OS: sunitinib alone was non-inferior to CN followed by sunitinib''' (HR 0.89; 95% CI 0.71–1.10)
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">OS: sunitinib alone was non-inferior to CN followed by sunitinib</span>''' (HR 0.89; 95% CI 0.71–1.10)
** '''No significant difference PFS or response to treatment'''
** '''No significant difference PFS or response to treatment'''
* Méjean, Arnaud, et al. "Sunitinib alone or after nephrectomy in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma." New England Journal of Medicine 379.5 (2018): 417-427.
* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29860937/ Méjean, Arnaud, et al. "Sunitinib alone or after nephrectomy in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma." New England Journal of Medicine 379.5 (2018): 417-427.]


===== CN before vs. after Targeted Therapy =====
===== CN before vs. after Targeted Therapy =====
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====== <span style="color:#ff00ff">SURTIME ======
====== <span style="color:#ff00ff">SURTIME ======
* '''Population: 99 patients with metastatic ccRCC'''
* '''Population: 99 patients with metastatic ccRCC'''
* '''Randomized to upfront CN followed by sunitnib vs. upfront sunitinib followed by CN (deferred CN)'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Randomized to upfront CN followed by sunitnib vs. upfront sunitinib followed by CN (deferred CN)'''
** '''Investigated optimal timing of CN relative to initiation of systemic therapy'''
** '''Investigated optimal timing of CN relative to initiation of systemic therapy'''
* '''Primary endpoint: disease progression at 28 weeks'''
* '''Primary endpoint: disease progression at 28 weeks'''
* '''Results:'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Results:'''
** '''No difference in disease progression''' (42.0% vs. 42.9%, respectively at 28 weeks of follow-up; p>0.99) '''between upfront vs. deferred CN'''
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">No difference in disease progression</span>''' (42.0% vs. 42.9%, respectively at 28 weeks of follow-up; p>0.99) '''between upfront vs. deferred CN'''
** '''OS improved in deferred CN group (median OS 32.4 vs. 15 months; p=0.034)'''
** '''OS improved in deferred CN group (median OS 32.4 vs. 15 months; p=0.034)'''
*** '''Difficult to interpret this result due to discordance with the disease progression results'''
*** '''Difficult to interpret this result due to discordance with the disease progression results'''
* Bex, Axel, et al. "Comparison of immediate vs deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving sunitinib: the SURTIME randomized clinical trial." JAMA oncology 5.2 (2019): 164-170.
* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30543350/ Bex, Axel, et al. "Comparison of immediate vs deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving sunitinib: the SURTIME randomized clinical trial." JAMA oncology 5.2 (2019): 164-170.]


==== Guideline Recommendations ====
==== Guideline Recommendations ====