Latest Kidney Cancer News
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.
Rise in Localized High-Risk RCC Reported
Over a 25-year period, the proportion of patients with high-risk clinical T1 tumors increased by nearly 20% and clinical tumor size decreased from 8.4 to 6.2 cm, an Italian study found.
Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Mostly Superior to Other Surgeries
Robotic PN was associated with significantly lower rates of complications, cancer recurrence, and mortality compared with open and laparoscopic PN.
High Body Mass Index May Predict Survival Outcomes in RCC
The association between obesity, age, and renal cell carcinoma prognosis requires additional investigation.
New Findings Support Ablation for Small Renal Tumors
Percutaneous ablation offers cancer-related outcomes similar to those of radical nephrectomy but with a lower likelihood of long-term renal insufficiency and complications.
Cancer Development Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Increased risk of subsequent diabetes independent of traditional diabetes risk factors.
Robotics Involved in Most Urologic Cancer Surgeries
In 2015, 69% of surgeries for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer were performed with robotic assistance, a new meta-analysis shows.
Sunitinib Alone or After Surgery for mRCC Offers Similar Outcomes
New findings from the CARMENA trial contradict previous research showing better survival from cytoreductive nephrectomy followed by targeted therapy.
Urothelial Cell Carcinoma Linked to High Albumin Excretion
Patients in the highest quintile of urinary albumin excretion had a 4.5-fold increased risk of urothelial cell carcinoma vs those in quintiles 1-3.
Readmission Risk Factors for Radical Nephrectomy Patients Identified
Race, procedure and insurance type, sex, surgeon volume, and hospital size influence the risk of readmission among patients undergoing radical nephrectomy, study finds.
Delayed mRCC Targeted Therapy Does Not Worsen Survival
In a study of mRCC patients who received targeted therapy (TT) following cytoreductive nephrectomy, mortality risk did not differ significantly between delayed and early TT.
Racial Disparities in RCC Survival Driven by Socioeconomic Factors
Black patients tended to have lower incomes, less education, longer delays to treatment, greater comorbidity burden.
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