Tag: Cancer: Kidney
Old Age Should Not Exclude Deceased Organ Donation
Similar survival rates seen whether organ comes from 50-year-old or octogenarian
Drug Shows Promise in Clear Cell, Papillary Renal Cell Cancer
93 percent had tumor growth controlled for median of more than eight months, researchers report
Superior Morbidity Profile for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Lower likelihood of conversion to laparoscopic/open surgery, complications, positive margins
Renal-Cell Cancer Disease-Free Survival Up With Sunitinib
Findings in patients with locoregional, high-risk clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma
Obesity May Up Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Obese/overweight patients survived 25.6 months, compared to 17.1 months for normal-weight patients
Active Surveillance Prior to Systemic Tx Feasible in Renal CA
Shorter surveillance period for those with more IMDC adverse risk factors, more metastatic disease sites
Metabolic Factors May Contribute to Tx Resistance in Renal Cancer
Genes involved in metabolic and solute transport function linked to treatment failure in PD-L1+ RCC
X-Rays Have Low Diagnostic Yield for Pulmonary Metastases
Findings in patients treated for T1a renal cell carcinoma followed with X-ray surveillance
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Feasible As Outpatient Surgery
Most patients discharged home within first six hours after surgery; none readmitted
Patient Experience Linked to Urologic CA Surgical Outcomes
Less prolonged hospitalization, fewer nursing-sensitive complications in high-performing hospitals
