New Reference: Belzutifan for vHL Associated Tumors


  • Study

    Single-arm, phase 2 trial (LITESPARK-004)
    VHL disease patients with RCC, CNS hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic NETs
    Belzutifan 120 mg orally once daily



  • Efficacy

    ORR: 67% (11% CR, 56% PR) (RCC)
    mPFS: 49.8 mos (95% CI: 49.8–NR) (RCC)

    ORR: 48% (8% CR) (CNS hemangioblastomas)
    mPFS: NR (CNS hemangioblastomas)
    ORR: 91% (50% CR) (pancreatic NETs)
    mPFS: NR (pancreatic NETs)
    ORR: 67% (11% CR) (RCC)
    Improvement in retinal hemangioblastomas: 93% of pts, 94% of eyes



  • Safety

    Grade ≥3 AEs: anaemia (11%), fatigue (5%), urinary tract infection (2%), hypoxia (2%), blister (2%)
    Serious TRAEs: anaemia, UTI, intracranial hemorrhage, hypoxia (4 pts)



  • Lancet Oncol 2025;26: 571–82

    Jonasch E,Silberman SL,Choueiri TK Belzutifan for von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated renal cell carcinoma and other neoplasms (LITESPARK-004): 50 months follow-up from a single-arm, phase 2 study

    http://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00704-4

    Reviewed by Ulas D. Bayraktar, MD on May 4, 2025

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