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Bilateral renal cell carcinoma in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
02/14/2013
The association of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with renal cell carcinoma is infrequent. A case of bilateral renal cell carcinoma in conjunction with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is presented. The discussion emphasizes pertinent diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.
Highlights from the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
02/14/2013
A review of kidney and prostate cancer abstracts from GU ASCO 2013, Orlando, Florida
ASCO GU Symposium Daily News Expert Editorial
02/14/2013
Prescribing Oral Anticancer Agents: Food-Induced Injury is Preventable
Study questions kidney cancer treatment in elderly
02/13/2013
In a stunning example of when treatment might be worse than the disease, a large review of Medicare records finds that older people with small kidney tumors were much less likely to die over the next five years if doctors monitored them instead of operating right away.
'Crossover' Ate My Kidney Cancer Drug Survival Benefit
02/13/2013
Final overall survival results from the phase III study of Aveo Pharmaceuticals' (AVEO_) kidney cancer drug tivozanib were released Tuesday night, and as expected, tivozanib-treated patients were at a greater risk of death than those treated with Onyx Pharmaceuticals' (ONXX_) Nexavar.
World Kidney Day Live Web Chat
02/11/2013
Join us March 14 for a day-long live web chat with our members in 102 nations. Celebrate World Kidney Day with your friends from the Kidney Cancer Association.
Kidney Cancer Association Patient and Survivor Conference to be Held in North Carolina
02/10/2013
The University of North Carolina will be hosting its first conference for kidney cancer patients and their families on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Cancer Drug Doesn't Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say
02/08/2013
The anticancer drug Sutent (sunitinib) does not cause tumors to grow faster after treatment ends, according to a new study.
Phase I Clinical Trial and Extension Study with ALN-VSP
02/07/2013
A patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) treated at 1.0 mg/kg remained on study with stable disease (SD) for 18 months, and two patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treated at 1.0 mg/kg remained on study with SD for approximately 8-12 months.
CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT IN CANCER COOPERATIVE TRIALS GROUPS
02/06/2013
Consumers working with the Cancer Cooperative Trials Groups (CCTGs), and consumers more broadly, now have access to a suite of learning and support initiatives to enhance knowledge and skills in partnering with researchers to conduct quality patient-centred clinical trial research.
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