DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS FOR SARCOMATOID KIDNEY CANCER

摘要

The present invention provides diagnostic methods, therapeutic methods, and compositions for the treatment of cancer (e.g., kidney cancer (e.g., renal cell carcinoma (RCC)). The invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that expression levels of one or more biomarkers described herein in a sample from an individual having cancer can be used in methods of predicting the therapeutic efficacy of treatment with a VEGF antagonist (e.g., an anti-VEGF antibody, (e.g., bevacizumab) or a VEGFR inhibitor (e.g., a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (e.g., sunitinib, axitinib, pazopanib, or cabozantinib))) and a PD-L1 axis binding antagonist (e.g., a PD-L1 binding antagonist (e.g., anti-PD-L1 antibody, e.g., atezolizumab (MPDL3280A)) or a PD-1 binding antagonist (e.g., anti-PD-1 antibody)), or with an angiogenesis inhibitor (e.g., a VEGF antagonist (e.g., a VEGFR inhibitor, (e.g., a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (e.g., sunitinib, axitinib, pazopanib, or cabozantinib)))).