News Posts List
Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Describe Findings in Pre-Trial Research
05/07/2013
Herein, we report the development and validation of a tumorgraft model of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and its application to the evaluation of an experimental drug.
Kidney Cancer's Biggest Current and Upcoming Players
05/07/2013
My focus in this 12-week series is to bring to light both the need for continued research in these fields, as well as highlight ways you can profit from the biggest current and upcoming players in each area.
Disease-Specific Survival in De Novo Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Cytokine and Targeted Therapy Era
05/05/2013
Recent phase III studies of targeted agents for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) have generated median survival estimates that far exceed those observed during the cytokine era. However, substantial population-based data does not exist to confirm this trend. We sought to determine whether survival has improved for patients with mRCC diagnosed in the era of targeted therapies, as compared to the era of immunotherapy.
Proprietary Microarray for Kidney Cancer
05/03/2013
UroGenRA™-Kidney was designed and developed at Cancer Genetics to assist in the diagnosis and treatment selection of kidney cancer.
FDA panel votes against Aveo's kidney cancer drug
05/03/2013
In a 13-1 vote on Thursday, the panel said Aveo had not shown that the drug's benefits outweighed its risks in a well-controlled study, and said a second trial would be needed before the drug, tivozanib, should be approved.
Protein Expression of ZEB2 in Renal Cell Carcinoma
05/03/2013
ZEB2 has been reportedly shown to mediate the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and disease aggressiveness in human tumors. However, the expression status of ZEB2 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and ZEB2’s clinicopathologic/prognostic significance are poorly understood.
Center of Excellence for HIFU Surgical Ablation Technology
05/03/2013
SonaCare Medical, a global leader in minimally invasive HIFU technologies, announced today that it has partnered with University College London (UCL) to create a HIFU Center of Excellence.
Mayo Clinic Finds Experimental Drug Inhibits Growth in All Stages of Common Kidney Cancer
05/01/2013
Researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida have discovered a protein that is overly active in every human sample of kidney cancer they examined.
FDA staff question whether Aveo drug needs new trial
05/01/2013
They asked the panel to consider whether a new trial was needed to better assess risk versus benefit, given that other treatments are available.