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Kidney cancer subtype study finds low recurrence and cancer death rates
03/30/2012
Patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma, the second most common kidney cancer subtype, face a low risk of tumour recurrence and cancer-related death after surgery. Those are the key findings of a multi-centre study of nearly 600 patients published in the April issue of the urology journal BJUI.
UGA Researchers Kill Neck and Head Cancer Cells
03/28/2012
Nanoparticles and magnetic fields team up to attack tumor cells in mice.
Targeted therapies for non-clear renal cell carcinoma
03/28/2012
The treatment of advanced and metastatic kidney cancer has been revolutionized by the development of targeted systemic therapies. Despite the growing number of available agents approved for use against clear cell renal cell carcinoma, patients with non-clear histologies, constituting approximately 1 in 4 cases of kidney cancer, have not received the same attention.
Native nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in transplant recipients
03/28/2012
Dialysis patients and transplant recipients, especially those with acquired cystic kidney disease, are at increased risk for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We report our experience in 15 posttransplant patients who underwent nephrectomy for renal masses.
Kidney Cancer Association App for 3rd Gen iPad
03/28/2012
Users of smartphone technology get access to the most current information about renal cancers.
AACR Annual Meeting: Various Abstracts
03/28/2012
Opinion: These pre-clinical findings could provide the thesis for a potential positive outcome in the current Phase 1 study "A Phase I Study of Ridaforolimus and Vorinostat in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)...
Cancer research targets a key cell protein
03/28/2012
The Stanford team examined cancer cells removed from patients with a variety of types of solid tumors. They found that CD47 studded the membranes of almost all of the cancer cells in their sample, suggesting that it is a molecule common to all cancers.
New surgical technique provides kinder cut for kidney patient
03/27/2012
That's instead of three incisions for a typical laparoscopic nephrectomy -- one incision for each of two surgical tools that are inserted into the body and one more for a camera to see with.
Immunomedics to Report Progress With Novel DNL Agents
03/27/2012
Three of the 6 presentations will be on novel multivalent/multifunctional fusion proteins created by the Company's patented Dock-and-Lock (DNL) conjugation technology. They include bispecific hexavalent antibodies, as well as toxin or cytokine conjugates of antibodies, that bind to receptors found on many human solid tumors.
Heart-damaging side effects of cancer drugs under-reported
03/27/2012
The under-reporting of the possible side effects of heart damage from cancer drugs puts patients at an increased risk for heart failure, according to two researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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