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Why tumours exhibit fatty degeneration
12/16/2014
In cases of clear cell renal cell carcinoma – the most common type of renal cell carcinoma – the cancer cells become fatty.
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements in Renal Cell Carcinoma
12/16/2014
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of region of interest (ROI) size and positioning on perfusion and permeability parameters as well as on interobserver and intraobserver variability of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE-MRI) of primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and metastases.
Patients with operable kidney cancers more likely to have partial nephrectom
12/15/2014
Patients with operable kidney cancers were more likely to have a partial nephrectomy -- the recommended treatment for localized tumors -- when treated in hospitals that were early adopters of robotic surgery, according to a new study.
Ono Pharma, Bristol-Myers & Kyowa Hakko Kirin enter pact to condutct phase 1 combo study with Opdivo & mogamulizumab in advanced solid tumors
12/15/2014
Ono Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. have entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement to conduct a phase 1 combination study with Opdivo (nivolumab), a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, and mogamulizumab, an anti-CCR4 antibody.
Genome Institute gets $25 million gift
12/12/2014
A drug approved to treat kidney cancer actually targeted that gene. Within two weeks of taking it, Wartman’s cancer was gone.
Researchers find personality can affect our health
12/12/2014
Being an extrovert can boost your immune system, but conscientiousness and being open can...
Robotic Surgery Leads To Organ Preservation For Kidney Cancer Patients
12/12/2014
Research Led By NYU Langone Medical Center Shows Greater Experience Utilizing Robotic Surgery Leads to Better Use for Partial Nephrectomies
Myriad Genetics Unveils Positive Cancer Study Results
12/11/2014
Once this is done, demand for these tests is expected to increase.
Albuquerque musician says random knockout revealed kidney cancer
12/11/2014
“I just feel really grateful to God, or the universe, or whatever you want to call it,” Cohen said.
Why Scientists Are Blaming Cilia for Human Disease
12/11/2014
“Kidney disease and blindness, multiple digits, shortened bones or extremities, obesity—all of these things, it turns out, are due to defects in cilia,” he says.
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