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Exploiting the Value of Cancer Biomarkers
02/10/2009
The molecule is in Phase II trials for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma because all xenograft models responded to it.
Cancerous Kidney Removed with One Hidden Incision
02/09/2009
Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center removed a patient's diseased kidney through one incision hidden in the belly button.
UK reverses decision-- approves kidney cancer drug
02/07/2009
Kidney Cancer Association Applauds UK's Decision to Approve Drug for Hard-to-Treat Advanced Stage Kidney Cancer.
Kidney Cancer Association Applauds Decision to Approve Drug
02/06/2009
"The lesson for us here in the U.S. is to weigh clinical trial data and make scientifically-based decisions, not cost decisions disguised in the new vernacular as 'comparative effectiveness'"
Cancer sufferer welcomes Sutent on NHS
02/06/2009
The 67-year-old father-of-four finally won his battle to get the costly drug paid for in December.
Fatty Fish may Reduce Kidney Cancer Risk
02/06/2009
Women who consumed such fish at least once every week had a markedly lower risk of developing kidney cancer.
GSK chief discusses Obama's plan to overhaul health care
02/06/2009
"On the downside, clearly there is discussion about reimportation (of drugs from countries with lower prices) ..."
Kidney Cancer Association Applauds UK Drug Approval
02/05/2009
Change of Tack Shows Policy Shift and Saves Lives
AUA Annual Scientific Meeting Features More New Research Than Ever Before
02/05/2009
More than 2,000 investigators will present their latest research on topics in urology, including prostate, bladder and kidney cancer; benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, or enlarged prostate); and other genitourinary diseases and conditions.
Sequential Treatment Prolongs Survival in Advanced Renal Cancer
02/05/2009
"Our study suggests that patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who received sequential therapy with sorafenib first, followed by sunitinib at the time of sorafenib failure, had overall longer disease control..."
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