Latest Kidney Cancer News
Robotic Tumor Enucleation Appears Safe for Sporadic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Long-term oncologic outcomes of patients with sporadic RCC who underwent robotic tumor enucleation suggest the procedure is safe.
ESRD Risk Following Kidney Cancer Surgery Characterized
Australian study shows that end-stage renal disease develops in 1.7% of patients with 3 years of undergoing nephrectomy for kidney cancer.
Renal Biopsy Rarely Leads to Upstaging to Perinephric Fat Involvement
Study of patients with clinical T1a renal cell carcinoma shows that those who undergo renal mass biopsy have only a 1.2% rate of upstaging to pT3a perinephric fat involvement.
Radical, Partial Nephrectomy Do Not Differ in Survival Outcomes
Propensity score-matched analysis shows that radical and partial nephrectomy for cT1 renal cell carcinoma are associated with similar cancer-specific and all-cause mortality, a study found.
Risk Factors for Bone Metastases at RCC Diagnosis Identified
Older age, male sex, and higher T stage are associated with an increased risk of having bone metastases at initial diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma, study finds.
Partial Nephrectomy for Small Renal Tumors Offers Survival Edge
Partial vs radical nephrectomy is associated with an overall survival advantage among patients with RCC tumors 4 cm or smaller and many patients with larger tumors.
NLR Predicts Survival After Cytoreductive Nephrectomy+Thrombectomy
A neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio below 4 is associated with significantly longer survival among patients with non-poor-risk metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Diabetes Population Has Higher Incidences of Bladder, Kidney Cancer
Finnish study of individuals with type 2 diabetes reveals a 17% and 42% higher incidence of bladder and kidney cancer, respectively, compared with the general population.
High BMI at Start of Advanced RCC Systemic Therapy Ups Survival Odds
In a German study of patients starting first-line systemic therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma, patients with a low BMI were twice as likely to die as those with a high BMI.
New Study Supports Recent AUA Guidelines for Small Renal Masses
Prospective study at Johns Hopkins shows excellent oncologic outcomes and preserved mental quality of life for all patients regardless of management strategy, with worse renal function after radical nephrectomy.
Alternative Sunitinib Regimen for Advanced RCC Proposed
A "weekday-on and weekend-off regimen" improves relative dose intensity compared with the conventional regimen, a study found.
Off-Clamp Partial Nephrectomy Better for Preserving Renal Function
In a study, the off-clamp approach to partial nephrectomy also was associated with lower risk for acute kidney injury.
Biomarkers May Predict TKI Response in Metastatic RCC
Circulating blood biomarkers related to angiogenesis may help clinicians predict who will have a robust response to sunitinib.
Certain Renal Cancer Subtypes Linked to Obesity
Obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of clear cell and possibly chromophobe renal cell carcinoma.
Renal Tumor Size Influences Its Aggressiveness
The likelihood of aggressive kidney tumor histology increased along with tumor size, a new study found.
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