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FDA Regulatory Feedback for Advancing Tivozanib in Renal Cell Carcinoma
05/21/2015
Final results now show a median PFS in this setting of 11.0 months and median overall survival (OS) of 21.6 months, demonstrating the efficacy of tivozanib in a VEGF treatment refractory population.
Smoking ups risk of complications from urologic cancers
05/21/2015
Current and former smokers have more complications from major surgery for some urology-related cancers, according to new research.
Seahawks' Williams to undergo surgery for kidney cancer
05/20/2015
The Kidney Cancer Association has reached out to Seattle Seahawks reserve defensive tackle Jesse Williams who will undergo surgery after being diagnosed with kidney cancer.
2015 ASCO Annual Meeting
05/14/2015
Abstracts in genitourinary cancers, including: Changes in treatment patterns among patients receiving at least two targeted therapies for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in the US...
Blocking a metabolic pathway may shrink aggressive form of common kidney cancer
05/12/2015
An aggressive form of kidney cancer subsides in mice when researchers block the metabolism of an amino acid called glutamine, a new study shows.
Analysis of Gene Expression of RCC by DNA Microaray in Patients treated with Sunitinib
05/11/2015
Gene Evaluation of DNA expression from snap-frozen renal cell cancer tissue from 5 patients with locally advanced non-metastatic tumors, submitted to nephrectomy after being treated with 2 cycles of neoadjuvant Sunitinib...
2015 Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award Funded by Kidney Cancer Association
05/10/2015
Supported by Kidney Cancer Association.Matthew T. Campbell, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center “Enhancing therapeutic efficacy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma by combining immune check point blockade with cryoablation”
Read the latest edition of Kidney Cancer Journal
05/04/2015
Ethical Issues in the Management of RCC, including informed consent, disclosure of physician experience, and more.
Dr. Thomas Hutson on Drug Sequencing in Renal Cell Carcinoma
04/28/2015
Seven new agents have been approved for renal cell over a relatively short period of time. That has made it difficult to determine which drugs should be used for first, says Hutson.
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma mimicking diverticulitis
04/28/2015
We present an unusual case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) mimicking diverticulitis in a 76-year-old man with a 16-year history of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and a 2 cm left renal mass.
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