| Abbreviations/Acronyms | Definition |
| aRCC | Advanced renal cell carcinoma |
| IO | Immunotherapy |
| IO–IO | Immunotherapy combination |
| IO–TKI | Immunotherapy–VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor combination |
| IMDC | International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium |
| OS | Overall survival |
| ORR | Objective response rate |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| AEs | Adverse events |
| CR | Complete response |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| LLN | Lower limit of normal |
| ULN | Upper limit of normal |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| ESMO | European Society of Medical Oncology |
| PEMBRO–AXI | Pembrolizumab–axitinib |
| PEMBRO–LENVA | Pembrolizumab–lenvatinib |
| NIVO–CABO | Nivolumab–cabozantinib |
| PRISMA Statement | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses report |
| RCT | Randomized clinical trial |
| CTCAE | Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4 |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| ROB | Risk of bias |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| N | Number of patients |
| TMB | Tumor mutational burden |