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Uncovering Kidney Cancer
04/06/2015
Imagine the devastation of learning you have cancer, and then imagine being told it has advanced and already spread to other areas of your body
Phase II Study of Vandetanib in Individuals With Kidney Cancer
04/05/2015
The purpose of this investigational study is to better understand how vandetanib affects humans who have kidney cancer related to von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, and to develop tests that may improve researchers understanding of kidney cancer and its effects.
Exelixis Entering Critical Six-Month Period
04/02/2015
Cabozantinib is also in 45 ongoing or planned clinical trials, including pivotal Phase 3 trials in metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC) in METEOR and advanced hepatocellular cancer (CELESTIAL).
Is cancer immunotherapy really a "miracle cure"?
04/02/2015
Right now, most cancer patients only have a few options for treatment. They can get chemotherapy or radiation in order to kill bad cells and stop them from dividing, and they can get surgery to cut out the disease.
Kidney Cancer Basics (Novartis video)
04/02/2015
Learn some basic facts about kidney cancer and how it is treated in this brief, informative, video provided by Novartis, a pharmaceutical company.
More Americans Survive Childhood Cancers
04/02/2015
More Americans are surviving childhood cancers than ever before, but many suffer lingering health problems as adults, a new study finds.
Kidneys From Dead Older Donors May Help Seniors
03/27/2015
Older people who need a kidney transplant are better off receiving an available organ from an older deceased donor rather than waiting for one from a younger donor, a new study shows.
Rosetta Genomics Receives Key U.S. Patent for Novel Kidney Cancer Test
03/27/2015
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announces...
Alternating sunitinib, everolimus not supported in advanced RCC
03/26/2015
Australian researchers report that an alternating regimen of sunitinib and everolimus, although feasible and low-risk in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), failed to meet the prespecified criteria for use or continued development.
Study: Biomarkers in urine help detect kidney cancer early
03/20/2015
Researchers identified two protein biomarkers— aquaporin-1 (AQP1) and perlipin-2 (PLIN2)— that were more than 95 percent accurate in detecting early-stage kidney cancers. The tests also didn’t result in any false-positives caused by non-cancerous kidney disease.
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