FDA Approves Adjuvant Sunitinib for High-Risk RCC
The FDA has approved sunitinib (Sutent) for use as an adjuvant therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who have received nephrectomy and are high risk for recurrence.11/30/2017 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - November 19, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Pfizer receives FDA approval for SUTENT ® (sunitinib malate) as first and only adjuvant treatment for adult patients at high risk of recurrent renal cell carcinoma
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new indication expanding the use of SUTENT® (sunitinib malate) to include the adjuvant treatment of adult patients at high risk of recurrent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following nephrectomy (surgical removal of the cancerous kidney). (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - November 16, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Pfizer Business and Industry Source Type: news
Robotic Radical Nephrectomy Becoming More Common
And robotic laparoscopy for rectal cancer resection does not reduce risk for conversion to open surgery (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 26, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Oncology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
Sunitinib Has No Survival Benefit in Renal-cell Carcinoma, May Limit Late Recurrence Sunitinib Has No Survival Benefit in Renal-cell Carcinoma, May Limit Late Recurrence
Adjuvant treatment of renal-cell carcinoma (RCC) after nephrectomy with sunitinib has produced no increase in overall survival, but the treatment results in less distant disease recurrence and a higher rate of disease-free survival, according to the latest data from the S-TRAC study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Positive Surgical Margins in RCC More Common Among African Americans
African American patients with localized renal cell carcinoma who underwent robotic partial nephrectomy were at an increased risk for positive surgical margins compared with white patients. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - August 14, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Tags: Genitourinary Cancers News Renal Cell Carcinoma Source Type: news
Could SBRT Have Role in Metastatic Kidney Cancer?
This video examines a pilot trial that tested stereotactic body radiotherapy plus nephrectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - June 28, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Thomas Schwaab, MD, PhD Tags: News Renal Cell Carcinoma Videos Genitourinary Cancers Source Type: news
Analysis examines mortality risks after different types of kidney surgery
(Wiley) A new study provides insights into the true risks of all types of nephrectomy, or surgical removal of the kidney. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Your participation in this research project can help ensure that the company ’s brochure and other materials are relevant to patients
A major pharmaceutical manufacturer has commissioned market research to help improve its communications directed toward Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) patients.Your participation in this research project can help ensure that the company’s brochure and other materials are relevant to patients’ concerns and expressed in a clear and comprehensible way.Fieldwork, an independent healthcare research and consulting firm located in the U.S., has been engaged to conduct these research interviews on pharmaceutical manufacturer’s behalf. The research project consists of a one-time telephone interview lasting 60 minutes....
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - February 23, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Nephrectomy (kidney removal)
(Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Contemporary Role of Radical Nephrectomy for RCC The Contemporary Role of Radical Nephrectomy for RCC
This study examined the role of tumor size and histological characteristics to determine when sampling is warranted.American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Nephrectomy, Hepatic Resection Possible Safe Aggressive Approach for RCC
Patients with RCC who underwent simultaneous nephrectomy and hepatic resection had similar postoperative mortality, long-term survival, and cancer-specific survival as those patients who underwent metastasectomy or en bloc resection of neighboring non-hepatic organs. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - September 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Tags: Genitourinary Cancers News Renal Cell Carcinoma Source Type: news
