Abstract Poster Wall

2025 Kidney Cancer Research Summit

Abstract 22

Final Results of the Phase 3 COSMIC-313 Study Comparing First-Line Cabozantinib Plus Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Laurence Albiges

Abstract 23

Molecular Residual Disease (MRD) Guided Adjuvant ThErapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) -MRD GATE RCC

Arpita Desai MD

Abstract 24

TGFβ alters CD8+ T cell phenotype and drives resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

Rishabh Rout

Abstract 25

Impact of HIF2α inhibition on T cell function in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Katrine Madsen

Abstract 26

Subgroup Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Cabozantinib ± Atezolizumab in Patients From CONTACT-03 Who Received First-Line Treatment With Immuno-Oncology–Based Combinations

Bradley A McGregor

Abstract 27

Characterization of aberrant alternative splicing landscape in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Benjamin D. Mercier, BS

Abstract 29

An artificial intelligence model to predict somatic mutations from histopathology in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Regina Barragan-Carrillo

Abstract 31

Lymphocyte Heat Shock Signature Predicts Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Ethan Burns

Abstract 32

Interplay of Tumor-Intrinsic and Microenvironmental Gene Expression Predicts Immune Checkpoint Blockade Response in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Nicholas J Salgia

Abstract 33

Fusion-driven oncogenic programs shape the immune landscape in translocation renal cell carcinoma

Prathyusha Konda

Abstract 35

FGD1 Splice Variant as a Novel Biomarker for Inferior Clinical Outcomes and Development of Brain and Bone Metastasis in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Alex C. Soupir

Abstract 36

International Neoadjuvant Kidney Cancer Consortium guidelines on assessing pathological response after neoadjuvant therapy in kidney cancer

James O Jones

Abstract 37

Integrative multi-omic characterization of the immune landscape in renal cell carcinoma

Jennifer Pfeil

Abstract 38

Presence of tertiary lymphoid structures and exhausted tissue-resident T cells determines clinical response to PD-1 blockade in renal cell carcinoma

Lena Wirth

Abstract 39

Intra-tumoral Viral Transcriptomic Signatures Stratify Immune Phenotypes and Clinical Outcomes in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

Mustafa Saleh

Abstract 40

Investigating the determinants of immunotherapy response in the primary tumor of clear renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

Cerise Tang

Abstract 41

Single-cell dissection of immunosuppressive myeloid subclusters driving resistance to immune checkpoint therapy in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

Soki Kashima

Abstract 42

The Impact of Belzutifan on Tumor Reduction Procedures and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) Disease

Rimas V. Lukas

Abstract 43

AURKA Connects NSD1 and SETD2 in an Epigenetic Axis Governing Mitotic Fidelity in ccRCC

Ruhee Dere

Abstract 44

Overview of Tivozanib (Tivo) Safety in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC)

Pedro C. Barata

Abstract 45

Tumor Matrix Directed IL-12/A3 Fusion Cytokine Secreted by CD70-CAR NK Cells Markedly Enhances Anti-RCC Responses with Limited Systemic Exposure

Fuguo Liu

Abstract 46

Integrated Efficacy and Safety Exposure Response (ER) Analysis of Tivozanib (Tivo) for the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

Bradley A McGregor

Abstract 48

Correlates of Immunotherapy Response in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma from Circulating Cell-Free Epigenomes

Razane El Hajj Chehade

Abstract 49

Preclinical efficacy of combined CDK4/6 & mTORC1 inhibition in translocation renal cell carcinoma

Shikha Gupta

Abstract 52

Spatial Transcriptomic Mapping Reveals Immune-inflamed Niches in Sarcomatoid Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma (ChRCC)

Yan Tang

Abstract 53

Microenvironmental characteristics of disease relapse after nephrectomy in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Yu Fujiwara

Abstract 54

Multimodal targeting of metastatic renal cell carcinoma via CD70-directed allogeneic CAR-NKT cells

Yan-Ruide Li

Abstract 55

The Prognostic Role of Circulating Tuor DNA (ctDNA) Clearance as a Biomarker in Localized and Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): A Single Center Experience

Adanma Ayanambakkam

Abstract 56

NPRL2 loss silences STING signaling from genomic instability and confers immunotherapy resistance

Xiande Liu

Abstract 57

VHL and TP53 mutation status are not associated with response or progression-free survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with VEGF-targeted therapies

Daniela V. Castro

Abstract 58

Dissecting the Interplay between Bap1 and Pbrm1 in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Bingqing Xie

Abstract 59

Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Belzutifan in Sporadic Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study from The City of Hope Enterprise

Charles B. Nguyen

Abstract 60

Systemically Administered Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus Enhances the In Vivo Antitumor Effects of RTKI and ANTI-PD-1 Based Therapies in an Immunocompetent Renal Cancer Model

N. Tran

Abstract 61

Predicting Immunotherapy Response in ccRCC using Deep Learning on Histopathological Slides

 S. Rajaram

Abstract 62

The SLC1A1/EAAT3 Dicarboxylic Amino Acid Transporter is an Epigenetically Dysregulated Nutrient Carrier that Sustains Oncogenic Metabolic Programs

Treg Grubb

Abstract 63

Plasma Proteomic Profiling Reveals Distinct Mitochondrial Signatures in Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

Clara Steiner

Abstract 65

Treatment Patterns and Attrition Rates in Patients with Metastatic Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma in the US

Zeynep Irem Ozay

Abstract 66

Patient Perceptions of Biomarker Testing in Kidney Cancer from the International Kidney Cancer Coalition Global Patient Survey

Eric Jonasch

Abstract 68

Targeting the BBOX1-TBK1-mTORC1 Axis in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Chengheng Liao Ph.D.

Abstract 69

PAPMET2: A Phase II Randomized Trial of Cabozantinib with or without Atezolizumab in Patients with Advanced Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma (PRCC): SWOG S2200

Benjamin L. Maughan

Abstract 70

FIT-001 (NCT06026410): A phase 1 clinical trial of the farnesyltransferase inhibitor KO-2806 in combination with cabozantinib in renal cell carcinoma

Adanma Ayanambakkam

Abstract 71

Video-educational intervention for Latinx patients with genitourinary malignancies

Regina Barragan-Carrillo

Abstract 72

Combination, Single Session Transarterial Embolization and Lipiodol Staining with Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Central Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Pilot Study

Ahmed Farhan, M.D., MS

Abstract 73

Multiplexed Spatial Proteomic Profiling of a Real-World Cohort of Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with first-line Ipilimumab and Nivolumab

Noam S. Gaiger

Abstract 74

Spatial clustering of CD163 and FOXP3 cells in clear cell renal cell carcinoma lung metastases

Mitchell T. Hayes

Abstract 75

Statin-derived small-molecule inhibitors of metastasis (SIM) for advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Junhui Hu

Abstract 76

Clinical and Molecular Characterization of KRAS mutations in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Andrea Lopez Sanmiguel

Abstract 77

Urine C-reactive protein content provides non-invasive molecular grading of renal cell carcinomas.

Jeremiah J Morrissey

Abstract 78

Investigating ECM alternative splicing in ccRCC kidney cancers

Timothy Shaw

Abstract 79

Immunosuppressive myeloid gene expression among patients with localized clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Linnea T Olsson

Abstract 80

Obesity Paradox in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Impact of BMI and Comorbidities on Survival Outcomes

Monica Sarker

Abstract 81

Real-World Characteristics and Treatment Patterns in Belzutifan-Treated Patients With Von Hippel–Lindau Disease

Vivek K. Narayan

Abstract 82

Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Elevated Epithelial – Mesenchymal Transition and Inflammatory Pathway Effectors in Metastatic Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

Wafaa Bzeih

Abstract 83

Hemoglobin levels and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving hypoxia-inducible factor-2α inhibitor (HIF2i) monotherapy

Wassim Daoud Khatoun

Abstract 84

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Preoperative Plasma KIM-1 in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Insights from an Asian Population

Chia-Yen Lin

Abstract 85

Treatment Patterns in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients with DNA Damage Repair (DDR) Mutations

Nonna Shakhnazaryan

Abstract 86

G6PD and NADK in renal cell carcinoma subtypes: expression profiles and associations with pathological characteristics

Regia Lira Fusco

Abstract 87

Role of Ferroptosis Resistance in the Progression of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

Joelle Chami

Abstract 88

Predictors and Survival Outcomes of Early Mortality in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Immunotherapy Era: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study

Aneeta Channar,MD

Abstract 89

Exploring the role of plasma Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) in Patients with Wilms’ Tumor

Liliana Ascione

Abstract 90

A Novel Murine Transgenic Model of SFPQ-TFE3-driven Renal Tumorigenesis: Mechanisms and Biomarkers

Kaushal Asrani

Abstract 91

The Staging of High-risk And Non-Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma with Preoperative imaging (SHARP) Model Identifies pT3 Tumors for Neoadjuvant Studies

Paz Lotan

Abstract 92

Engineering Immunocompetent Preclinical Models to Unmask Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in FH-Deficient RCC

Amrita M. Nargund

Abstract 93

Clinical characteristics, determinants and subsequent therapy of primary refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): An International Metastatic Database Consortium (IMDC) study

Marc Eid

Abstract 94

Metabolic basis of redox balance in clear cell RCC

Anirban Kundu

Abstract 95

 Characterization of Urine-Derived Cell Cultures from Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Zahra Moghimi

Abstract 96

Integrating mutation, copy number alteration, and DNA methylation in assessing the survival and tumor micro-environment in clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Erick Mboya

Abstract 97

Molecular and Therapeutic Advances: Triptolide and Minnelide Effects in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patient-Derived Xenografts

V. Chavez

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