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Tumor-targeting human L19-IL2 immunocytokine
05/07/2012
Five cohorts of patients with progressive solid tumours (n=21) received an intravenous infusion of L19-IL2 (from 5 to 30 Mio IU IL2 equivalent dose) on days 1, 3 and 5 every 3weeks. #ikcc #kidneycancer
Bayer Issues A Challenge To Nexavar Generic License Order
05/07/2012
Drug manufacturer Bayer stated on May 05 that it had challenged an Indian patents office order that permitted domestic contender Natco Pharma to market a low-priced generic edition of the German company's liver and kidney cancer medication Nexavar in the Indian market.
Training immune system to fight cancer comes of age
05/07/2012
Researchers had previously believed that only melanoma and kidney cancer had the right properties to respond to immune system therapy...
Patients 'having to jump through hoops' to get drugs
05/02/2012
Kate Spall, who runs the Pamela Northcott Fund named after her mother who got a kidney cancer drug too late to benefit, and has acted as advocate for scores of cancer patients, said: The bureaucracy has added to the stress and worry for patients made to jump through hoops at the worst possible time.
Green tea fights kidney cancer?
05/02/2012
The study found that combining quercetin with fresh brewed catechins from green tea increased the cellular adsorption of EGCG four times in lung cancer cells and two times in kidney cancer cells,
KCA: Founded by patients, committed to excellence
05/01/2012
Well-run kidney cancer charity complies with Honcode and earns Charity Navigator coveted 4-Stars
VIDEO: live feed from MD Anderson Cancer Center
05/01/2012
Recorded 14 April 2012 at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Advancements in Oncology
05/01/2012
The future of cancer treatment at our fingertips. New treatments and personalized care help turn victims of cancer into survivors. [An independent supplement to the Chicago Tribune, March 2012]
Scientists find DNA variants linked with childhood kidney cancer
04/30/2012
A study published in Nature Genetics today, and funded by the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK, reports on the first scan of common variants in the genomes of Wilms tumour patients.
Any Cure for Kidney Cancer?
04/30/2012
Visit the Any Cure for Kidney Cancer (ACKC.ME) Facebook page to find information about treatments for advanced kidney cancer.
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