| AE | adverse event |
| CPS | combined positive score |
| CR | complete response |
| DCR | disease control rate |
| G | grade |
| HD | high dose |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| ICI | immune-checkpoint inhibitors |
| IMDC | International Metastatic |
| RCC | Database Consortium |
| ITT | intention-to-treat |
| IV | intravenously |
| MoAb | monoclonal antibody |
| MSKCC | Motzer Score For Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| nccRCC | non-clear cell RCC |
| mRCC | metastatic RCC |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD | progressive disease |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PD-1 | programmed death 1 |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PR | partial response |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| RFS | recurrence-free survival |
| SD | stable disease |
| TMB | tumor mutational burden |
| TPS | tumor proportion score |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| tRCC | translocation RCC |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGF-R | vascular endothelial growth factor- receptor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |