| mRCC | metastatic renal cell carcinoma |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| VEGFR-TKIs | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| mTORi | mammalian targets of rapamycin inhibitors |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitors |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| CT | microcomputed tomography |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| GO | Gene Ontology |