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Elderly cancer victims could be denied drugs
03/27/2014
Thousands of seriously ill cancer patients could be denied treatment under changes to the way drugs are funded...
Husband Seeks Compassionate Use Of Anti-PD-1 Drug For Young Wife With Rare Kidney Cancer
03/27/2014
Enrolling in a clinical trial has been difficult because Mikaela’s past treatment and need for corticosteroids to control brain swelling are criteria that exclude her from most Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials.
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03/26/2014
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Study reveals a major mechanism driving kidney cancer progression
03/22/2014
The shortage of oxygen, or hypoxia, created when rapidly multiplying kidney cancer cells outgrow their local blood supply can accelerate tumor growth...
Renal mass biopsy rates increasing in kidney cancer
03/20/2014
Rates of renal mass biopsy (RMB) have been historically low in patients with kidney cancer, but are steadily rising, shows an analysis of Medicare data.
BNC105 Phase II Renal Cancer Trial Results
03/19/2014
Results show BNC105 utility in patients with advanced disease
Distinguishing between renal oncocytoma and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
03/18/2014
Raman molecular imaging was evaluated as a tool for differentiating between kidney tumors which are sometimes confused using conventional histopathological methods.
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenib decreases (111)In-girentuximab uptake in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma
03/14/2014
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Kidney Cancer Association Invests $1.4 Million in Research Activities
03/13/2014
The world’s oldest charity dedicated exclusively to the eradication of renal cancers, the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA), highlights the importance of research during March, Kidney Cancer Awareness Month.