Older and younger patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) derive similar benefit from sorafenib, data suggest.

Severe facial wrinkles may be a marker for decreased renal function, according to researchers in Seoul, Korea.

Dietary fiber intake has no association with prostate cancer risk, according to a study of 142,590 men in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

UROLOGICAL SURGERY performed on patients aged 80 years and older does not pose unacceptably high risks, even if they have comorbidities, Japanese researchers have concluded.

KIDNEYS FROM older living donors (OLDs) may be an important option for elderly renal transplant candidates, according to a study of 23,754 kidney-only transplants performed in recipients aged 60 years and older.

PATIENTS ON hemodialysis (HD) for more than 10 years prior to renal transplantation have worse outcomes after receiving their kidneys compared with patients who received HD for shorter periods, according to Japanese researchers.

BENIGN PROSTATIC hyperplasia (BPH) is reported significantly less often among blacks than whites, according to a study of 21,949 men.

A SINGLE oral dose of antimicrobial prophylaxis is reasonable in 12-core transurethral ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies, researchers have concluded.

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is accepting grant applications as part of a new research initiative focused on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative(KDOQI) guidelines.

ADDING PENTOXIFYLLINE to losartan therapy for 1.5 years decreases proteinuria significantly in patients with CKD stages 3-5, researchers concluded.