Tag: Cancer: Kidney
Novel Imaging Technique Accurate for Detecting Clear-Cell Renal Cell Cancer
In a recent study, mean sensitivity was 85.5 percent and specificity 87 percent for detection of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
Tivozanib Has Efficacy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Post-ICI Therapy
No benefit seen for rechallenge with nivolumab after progression in the post-immune checkpoint inhibitor setting
Socioeconomic Disparities Impact Immunotherapy Use in Urologic Cancers
Disparities seen based on income, education, and insurance status for both advanced kidney, bladder cancer
Belzutifan Improves Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Cancer
Belzutifan beneficial for advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients who had previously received immune checkpoint, antiangiogenic therapies
GWAS Identifies 108 Independent Risk Loci for Kidney Cancer
Validated polygenic risk score generated, with area under the curve of 0.65 among European ancestry individuals
Improvement Seen in Survival With Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Kidney Cancer
Disease-free survival benefit was consistent with that seen in previous analyses; improvement in overall survival also seen
Bilateral Wilms Tumors That Grow During Chemo Mostly Stromal-Predominant
Patients with stromal-predominant tumors had the youngest age at diagnosis compared with other histologic subtypes
Pembrolizumab Shows Survival Benefit for Patients With Renal Cancer
Significant improvement seen in overall survival with pembrolizumab versus placebo and across key subgroups
Survival Improved With Everolimus in High-Risk Clear Cell Renal Cancer
Findings seen in clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients at very high disease risk after nephrectomy from EVEREST trial
Younger Kidney Cancer Patients on VEGF Inhibitors at Elevated Risk for Hypertension
Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors tied to hypertension among people aged 18 to 39 years being treated for renal cancer