News Posts List
Sorafenib Neoadjuvant Therapy in the Treatment of High Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma
02/05/2015
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of sorafenib as preoperative neoadjuvant therapy in patients with high risk renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
VIDEO: New Drug Improves Kidney Cancer Survival
01/31/2015
Levantinib is an oral molecular-targeted agent that selectively inhibits the activities of several different molecules involved in angiogenesis and tumor proliferation...
New method for identifying most aggressive childhood cancers
01/29/2015
A new way to identify the most malignant tumors in children has been identified by researchers. The method involves studying genetic ‘micro-variation’, rather than the presence of individual mutations.
Kidney Cancer Clinical Trial Search Tools for Patients
01/28/2015
Use these URLs to filter the list of clinical trials available on the US government's ClinicalTrials.gov website. Generally, on the trials that are currently recruiting patients will be listed.
Close, active monitoring of small renal tumors linked to low rates of death
01/23/2015
However, death rates due to renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) have not decreased, indicating that surgery may be of little or no benefit to some patients.
VIDEO: NC Kidney Cancer Patient & Survivor Meeting
01/22/2015
North Carolina Patient & Survivor Meeting, December, 2014.
Rosetta Kidney Cancer Test™
01/21/2015
Clinician Survey Supporting Value Proposition of the Rosetta Kidney Cancer Test™ Published in the Journal of Kidney Cancer.
Novel approach developed to visualize, measure protein complexes in tumors
01/20/2015
PLA allows specific protein complexes to be visualized and measured in cancer specimens. This may aid in patient treatment decisions in the future.
Understanding Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Kidney Cancer
01/13/2015
The role of immunotherapy in the treatment of kidney cancer is explained in this video playlist produced by the marketers of Proleukin (IL-2).
Cancer Biopsies Do Not Promote Cancer Spread
01/10/2015
A long-held belief by a number of patients and even some physicians has been that a biopsy can cause some cancer cells to spread.