Abstract:Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of sunitinib combined with cindilimab in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.Methods Retrospective analysis was made on the medical records of 48 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma admitted to our hospital from July 2017 to December 2019. According to the treatment methods, they were divided into a combination group (22 cases) and a single group (26 cases). The single group was treated with sunitinib orally, and the combined group was treated with cindilimab on the basis of the control group. To compare the clinical efficacy of the two groups after 2 months of treatment, we recorded adverse drug reactions, consulted the patient's follow-up data, and recorded the prognosis and survival of the patients.Results The disease control rate (DCR) of the combined group was higher than that of the single group (P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference in the objective response rate (ORR) between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of pulmonary infection and anemia in the combined group was higher than that in the single group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the combined group and the single group in hand foot syndrome, fatigue, digestive tract reaction, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, neutrophil count, hypothyroidism, γ-Elevated glutamyltransferase, and hypertension (P > 0.05). As of the follow-up date, 14 patients died in the single group, with 41.67% 3-year overall survival rate, 15-month median PFS, and 22-month median OS. Eight patients died in the combined group, with 61.90% three-year overall survival rate, 18-month median PFS, and 29-month median OS. There was no significant difference in PFS curve between the two groups (P > 0.05); The OS curve of the combined group indicated better prognosis than that of the single group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Sunitinib combined with cindilimab in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma is helpful to improve the clinical efficacy, and prolong the total survival time of patients with good tolerance.