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Odds of Prescribing Drugs Up With Doc Receipt of Payments

Odds of Prescribing Drugs Up With Doc Receipt of Payments

April 20, 2018

Doctors who receive general payment for cancer drug more likely to prescribe drug marketed by company.

Relative Visceral Fat Indicates Mortality Risk for Women With RCC

Relative Visceral Fat Indicates Mortality Risk for Women With RCC

By James Nam, PharmD April 10, 2018

An evaluation of patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma revealed greater risk of death for female patients with high relative visceral fat area (rVFA), highlighting the significance of metabolic differences between men and women.

Myocarditis Rare Side Effect of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Myocarditis Rare Side Effect of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

April 09, 2018

Myocarditis with ICIs may be more common than initially thought; responds to higher steroid dosages

Older Age May Up Risk for RCC-Related Death After Surgery

Older Age May Up Risk for RCC-Related Death After Surgery

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor April 03, 2018

The risk of dying from pT1a renal cell carcinoma after partial or radical nephrectomy increases along with patient age.

Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Better for Advanced RCC

Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Better for Advanced RCC

By Natasha Persaud March 23, 2018

Among intermediate- and poor-risk patients, the risk for death was 37% lower with nivolumab plus ipilimumab than with sunitinib.

Robotic PN May Offer Better Outcomes Than RFA for T1a RCC

Robotic PN May Offer Better Outcomes Than RFA for T1a RCC

By Natasha Persaud March 01, 2018

Two-year recurrence-free survival was 100% vs 95.2% among robotic surgery and radiofrequency ablation patients, respectively.

Small Renal Masses Initially Grow at Variable Rates

Small Renal Masses Initially Grow at Variable Rates

February 27, 2018

Not reliable predictor of adverse outcomes in those under active surveillance; less variability over time

First-line Pazopanib May Improve Outcomes in Advanced RCC

First-line Pazopanib May Improve Outcomes in Advanced RCC

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor February 21, 2018

Treatment-naïve patients with advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma had significantly longer progression-free survival when treated with pazopanib instead of temsirolimus.

Metastatic RCC Treatment With Nivolumab Confirmed Safe, Efficacious

Metastatic RCC Treatment With Nivolumab Confirmed Safe, Efficacious

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor February 10, 2018

The safety and efficacy of nivolumab for treating metastatic renal cell carcinoma is comparable to that found in the CheckMate 025 trial.

Axitinib-Pembrolizumab Combo Promising for Advanced RCC

Axitinib-Pembrolizumab Combo Promising for Advanced RCC

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor February 10, 2018

In a phase Ib study, dual therapy with axitinib and pembrolizumab was well tolerated and demonstrated antitumor activity in treatment-naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Cytoreductive Nephrectomy May Up Survival in Papillary mRCC

Cytoreductive Nephrectomy May Up Survival in Papillary mRCC

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor February 10, 2018

Study reveals a 38% decreased risk of death in patients with papillary metastatic renal cell carcinoma who undergo cytoreductive nephrectomy vs those who do not.

Metastatic Kidney Cancer Outcomes Improved With Combined Therapy

Metastatic Kidney Cancer Outcomes Improved With Combined Therapy

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor February 10, 2018

Immunotherapy with atezolizumab plus targeted therapy with bevacizumab improves progression-free survival better than sunitinib in patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Urologic Cancer Surgery Readmission Rate Highest for RC

Urologic Cancer Surgery Readmission Rate Highest for RC

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor February 09, 2018

In a study, nearly 20% of radical cystectomy patients were readmitted for complications within 90 days compared with 1.9% and 5.9% for radical prostatectomy and radical nephrectomy, respectively.

Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Feasible for Larger Kidney Tumors

Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Feasible for Larger Kidney Tumors

By Natasha Persaud January 25, 2018

No greater risks for upstaging or positive surgical margins were observed among patients who underwent RPN for cT2a tumors over the short term.

Kidney Cancer Progression Linked to Preop Cardiovascular Biomarkers

Kidney Cancer Progression Linked to Preop Cardiovascular Biomarkers

By Jody A. Charnow, Editor January 24, 2018

Elevated serum levels of BNP and NT-proBNP prior to nephrectomy are associated with an increased likelihood of RCC progression.

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