By: Holly Liptak
A presentation at ASCO Annual Meeting supported the use of first-line axitinib and pembrolizumab in the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.Patients with confirmed stage IV metastatic renal cell carcinoma who had initiated first-line axitinib (Inlyta, Pfizer) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) on or after Jan. 1, 2018, to July 31, 2022, from 280 cancer clinics in the U.S.