Kidney Cancer

When asked about the future of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treatment, one expert is hopeful about the current search, but notes that more work is needed to find a reliable biomarker for use in patients with the most common kind of kidney cancer.

The field of kidney cancer treatment could soon be expanding thanks to the inclusion of PARP inhibitors, vaccination-based strategies and emerging therapies such as Fotivda (tivozanib), according to research presented at the 2019 Kidney Cancer Research Summit.

Dr. Camillo Porta discussed what is new in kidney cancer beyond the first line of treatment at A Vision of Hope: A Kidney Cancer Educational Symposium.

Drug duos that hit kidney cancer with immunotherapy and targeted treatment offer a better alternative to single agents.

Those with non-clear cell kidney cancer have much to look forward to as oncologists’ understanding of the disease is evolving.

Pre- and post-surgical treatment could benefit patients with kidney cancer who are at high risk for disease recurrence.

One patient advocate explained how patients with renal cell carcinoma can query about clinical trials and what they need to know about them to do so.

Nutrition plays a key role in kidney cancer; however, the need to address it is still unmet.
 

One expert explained what patients should know about their kidney cancer diagnosis at A Vision of Hope: A Kidney Cancer Educational Symposium.

The tumors of patients with non-small cell lung and renal cell cancer shrunk following treatment with pegilodecakin plus immunotherapy.