This biological bias likely underlies therapeutic sensitivity and favorable survival, supporting the consideration of PBRM1 status and metastatic tropism in risk stratification and treatment selection.FUNDINGNIH Kidney Cancer SPORE grant (P50CA196516); The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (RP220294); Endowment from Jan and Bob Pickens Distinguished Professorship in Medical Science and Brock Fund for Medical Science Chair in Pathology. This evidence concerns the gene PBRM1 and kidney cancer.