Affiliation:
1. Department of Urology
2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Abstract
Purpose of review
To provide a critical overview of the latest evidence on the role of metastasis-direct treatment (MDT) in the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).
Recent findings
This is a nonsystematic review of the English language literature published since January 2021. A PubMed/MEDLINE search using various search terms was conducted, including only original studies. After title and abstract screening, selected articles were grouped into two main areas which mirror the main treatment options in this setting: surgical metastasectomy (MS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). While a limited number of retrospective studies have been reported on surgical MS, the consensus of these reports is that extirpation of metastasis should be part of a multimodal management strategy for carefully selected cases. In contrast, there have been both retrospective studies and a small number of prospective studies on the use of SRT of metastatic sites.
Summary
As the management of mRCC rapidly evolves, and evidence on MDT – both in the form of MS and SRT – has continued to build over the past 2 years. Overall, there is growing interest in this therapeutic option, which is increasingly being implemented and seems to be safe and potentially beneficial in well selected disease scenarios.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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