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Researchers evaluating immunotherapy approaches for treating metastatic kidney, prostate, bladder cancers
12/14/2013
Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) Center for Immunotherapy are enrolling patients in three different clinical trials of novel immunotherapy approaches for treating genitourinary cancers.
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with concomitant sarcomatoid transformation
12/14/2013
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma is the third most common form of adult renal epithelial neoplasm. A sarcomatoid component occurs in approximately 8% of all chromophobe renal cell carcinoma cases, while metaplastic bone formation is extremely rare.
First-Line Inlyta Active in Metastatic Kidney Cancer
12/12/2013
First-line therapy with Inlyta® (axitinib) demonstrated clinical activity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to the results of a study published in The Lancet Oncology.
Low sodium levels linked to poor targeted therapy outcomes
12/12/2013
Low serum sodium levels in patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) may signal a poor outcome, study findings indicate.
Early tumor shrinkage predicts targeted therapy efficacy
12/12/2013
Early tumor shrinkage in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) following vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapy may herald good long-term survival, research shows.
Findings on Carcinomas Reported by Investigators at University of Texas
12/12/2013
"We prospectively assessed the efficacy and safety of axitinib dose titration in previously untreated patients with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma. In this randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase 2 study, patients were enrolled from 49 hospitals and outpatient clinics in the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Russia, Spain, and USA. Patients with treatment-naive metastatic renal-cell carcinoma received axitinib 5 mg twice daily during a 4 week lead-in period..."
Laser therapy may boost vaccine potency
12/12/2013
Visit spurs Mass. General doctor to pursue treatment
PKPD Modeling of Predictors for Adverse Effects and Overall Survival in Sunitinib-Treated Patients
12/12/2013
A modeling framework relating exposure, biomarkers (vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (sVEGFR)-2, -3, soluble stem cell factor receptor (sKIT)), and tumor growth to overall survival (OS) was extended to include adverse effects (myelosuppression, hypertension, fatigue, and hand–foot syndrome (HFS).
Predicting outcome for high-dose IL-2 therapy
12/11/2013
One of the most potent forms of immunotherapy for patients with metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma is high-dose (HD) bolus IL-2 therapy. Approximately 15% of patients respond to HD IL-2 therapy, with almost 5% going into complete remission;..
Clinical heterogeneity of Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma
12/09/2013
Impact of fusion subtype, age, and stage
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