Tag: Cancer: Kidney
Urine Test Sensitive for Renal Cancer Recurrence After Surgery
GAGome score had 90 percent sensitivity, 51 percent specificity for radiological recurrence, with AUC of 0.73 for nonmetastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
Lifetime Excess Weight, Adult Weight Gain Linked to Increased Renal Cancer Risk
Higher weighted years with overweight/obesity linked to increased risk for overall, aggressive, fatal, and clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
Immunogenic Cancer Vaccine Targets Key Mutations in Kidney Cancer
Personalized vaccine targets key driver mutations and induces antitumor immunity in fully resected high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk
Findings seen for 240 counties in Texas when accounting for demographic, socioeconomic factors and cancer risk factors
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