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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
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Summary
- Dr. Brian Rini is an oncologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. He specializes in genitourinary oncology and hematologic oncology and is experienced in neuro-oncology, amyloidosis, hematologic oncology, breast cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1998 - 2001
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1995
University of Notre DameBA, 1987 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
TN State Medical License 2019 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2021
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
IL State Medical License 1995 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Professional Excellence 2011
- Outstanding Mentor ASCO/AACR Workshop on Methods, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Kidney Cancer Start of enrollment: 2001 Oct 01
- UCN-01 in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Kidney Cancer Start of enrollment: 2002 Dec 01
- Interferon Alfa-2b With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer) Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Developing biomarkers and methods of risk stratification: Consensus statements from the International Kidney Cancer Symposium North America 2024 Think Tank.Daniel D Shapiro, Edwin Jason Abel, Laurence Albiges, Dena Battle, Stephanie A Berg
Urologic Oncology. 2025-11-01 - 5 citationsPembrolizumab plus axitinib versus sunitinib for advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma: 5-year survival and biomarker analyses of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-426 trial.Brian I Rini, Elizabeth R Plimack, Viktor Stus, Rustem Gafanov, Tom Waddell
Nature Medicine. 2025-10-01 - Safety of Partial and Radical Nephrectomy for Complex Locally Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma After Neo-Adjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibition: Analysis From a Phase 1b T...Jason M Scovell, Brian I Rini, Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, Jihad Kaouk, Christopher J Weight
Urology. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Publisher Correction: Clinical Activity and Molecular Correlates of Response to Atezolizumab Alone or in Combination with Bevacizumab Versus Sunitinib in Renal Cell Ca...Michael B Atkins, Mario Sznol, Robert J Motzer, Richard W Joseph, Thomas Hutson, John Hainsworth, W Kimryn Rathmell, Brian I Rini, David F McDermott, Toni K Choueiri, ..., Nature
- The Association Between Facility Case Volume and Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Targeted Therapy EraTimothy Gilligan, Jorge A Garcia, Brian I Rini, Urologic Oncology
- Treatment Selection for Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Who Progress on Upfront Chemo‐Hormonal TherapyVadim Koshkin, Prateek Mendiratta, Brian I Rini, Pedro Barata, Christos Kyriakopoulos, Hamid Emamekhoo, Timothy Gilligan, The Prostate
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- An observational study of metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients prior to initiation of initial systemic therapy.Elizabeth R. Plimack, Cheryl Nemec, Paul Elson, Cristina Suarez, Tanya B Dorff, James M. G. Larkin, Cecilia McAleer, Isaac Nunez, Rosalie Anne Fisher, and Brian I. Rini, Asco Meeting Abstract
- Phase III AXIS trial of axitinib versus sorafenib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Updated results among cytokine-treated patients.M. Dror Michaelson, Brian I. Rini, Bernard J. Escudier, Joseph Clark, Bruce Redman, Jamal Christo Tarazi, Brad Rosbrook, Sinil Kim, and Robert John Motzer, Asco Meeting Abstracts May 30, 2012:4546
- Characteristics of long-term and short-term survivors of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with targeted therapy: Results from the International mRCC Data...Wanling Xie, Toni K. Choueiri, Jae-Lyun Lee, Lauren Christine Harshman, Georg A. Bjarnason, Jennifer J. Knox, Mary J. MacKenzie, Lori Wood, Ulka N. Vaishampayan, Takes..., Asco Meeting Abstracts May 30, 2012:4538
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Lectures
- Atezolizumab (atezo) + bevacizumab (bev) versus sunitinib (sun) in pts with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and sarcomatoid (sarc) histology: IMmotion...2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
- Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus axitinib (axi) versus sunitinib as first-line therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): Outcomes in the combined IMDC intermediat...2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
- Cell Carcinoma: Bridging the Gap between Evidence and Clinical Practice.Canton, Ohio
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Other
- Kidney cancer: Does hypothyroidism predict clinical outcome?Rini B, Nat Rev Urol. 2011 Jan;8(1):10-1. PMID: 21116300
- Editorial comment.Rini BI, Shah SN, Urology. 2010 May;75(5):1114-5
- Editorial Comment.Campbell SC, Rini BI, J Urol. 182(6):2599-600
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Press Mentions
People with Cancer Benefit from COVID BoostersAugust 21st, 2025
Lice, Lice, Baby; New Measles Treatments; Ultra-Processed Foods and Lung Cancer; Plus Other News Stories with VUMC SourcesAugust 13th, 2025
Sustained Clinical Benefit Seen for Pembrolizumab + Axitinib in Advanced Renal CancerAugust 8th, 2025- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Therapeutic Modulation Of Cox-2-Induced Immunosuppression In Metastatic RCCNational Cancer Institute2007–2008
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