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. 2026 Aug 30;15(17):6726. doi: 10.3390/jcm15176726
ADL Activities of Daily Living
AE Adverse event
AS Active surveillance
CARG Cancer and Aging Research Group
ccRCC Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
CFS Clinical Frailty Scale
CGA Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
CIRS-G Cumulative Illness Rating Scale—Geriatrics
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
DISSRM Delayed Intervention and Surveillance for Small Renal Masses
ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
EORTC European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
G8 Geriatric 8 screening tool
GDS-15 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale
HIF-2α Hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha
IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
ICI Immune checkpoint inhibitor
irAE Immune-related adverse event
KIM-1 Kidney injury molecule-1
KPS Karnofsky Performance Status
MeSHs Medical Subject Headings
MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment
MNA-SF Mini Nutritional Assessment—Short Form
MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
OCEBM Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
ORR Objective response rate
OS Overall survival
PD-1 Programmed death-1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PFS Progression-free survival
PROM Patient-reported outcome measure
QoL Quality of life
SBRT Stereotactic body radiotherapy
SII Systemic immune–inflammation index
TKI Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TrAE Treatment-related adverse event
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor