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Cancer drug making medical history
09/07/2013
The drug, called MK3475, is part of a clinical trial at the South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics Center, known around the world as the START center.
Do You Eat Enough Fiber?
09/07/2013
A fiber-rich diet could help to protect you from kidney cancer...
Kidney Cancer Association Earns Coveted 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
09/06/2013
Organization is Ranked in Top 3% of US Charities for Six Consecutive Years
Use of PAX8 and GATA3 in diagnosing sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma
09/06/2013
Immunohistochemistry for PAX8 and GATA3 are sensitive markers for renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma, respectively.
Denise Update: Kidney Cancer Association Earns 4-Stars
09/06/2013
Puts charity in top 3% in USA. This is the sixth consecutive year the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) has earned this top distinction.
Prognostic biomarkers for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma
09/06/2013
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors with activity against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 are now standard treatment for the majority of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Registration Continues for International Kidney Cancer Symposium
09/04/2013
Hollywood celebrity Denise Richards who is originally from the Chicago area, is a member of KCA's governing board. Her mother died from kidney cancer in 2007, and Denise is helping the charity to raise funds and awareness. KCA's board meets over the symposium weekend, and Richards has been invited to attend both meetings.
Registration Open for International Kidney Cancer Symposium
09/02/2013
Sponsored by the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) in cooperation with the Society for Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC), this annual meeting brings together key individuals and representatives from leading laboratories and centers working with renal cell carcinoma.
Onyx deal expected to give Amgen a big boost
08/30/2013
Investors reacted favorably on Monday to Amgen Inc's $10.4 billion purchase of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, which gives the world's largest biotech company full rights to a blood cancer drug with multibillion-dollar sales potential.
ARGOS THERAPEUTICS SECURES $42.5M IN SERIES E FINANCING
08/30/2013
The company, which intends to use the funds for its Phase 3 clinical study of AGS-003, also plans to have data from its Phase 2b study of AGS-004 for the treatment of HIV in the first half of 2014.
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