Would you consider single agent TKI for patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who developed biopsy proven giant cell arteritis days after starting immunotherapy?

Topics: Genitourinary Cancers • Medical Oncology • Renal Cell Carcinoma • Rheumatology

Would active vasculitis present a contraindication to therapy?

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

Clinicians are not infrequently in situations where we need to help guide patients along a decision pathway for which we have little data. The vasculitis in this patient obviously was a pre-existing condition. The first question I would ask is does the patient's RCC need treatment now? If favorable ...

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Medical Oncologist at Mackinac Straits Health System
Thank you.

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