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Kidney cancer is usually defined is a cancer that originates in the kidney. The two most common types of kidney cancer, reflecting their location within the kidney, are renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the renal pelvis.

Researchers identify how melanoma redirects the immune system in cancer immunotherapy

The evolution of the refined human immune system has turned into an effective defense system against several diseases, including cancer.

21 Oct 2020

Study may help develop new immunotherapies for different types of tumors

A team of researchers have plotted the genes that enable cancer cells to avoid being destroyed by the immune system.

25 Sep 2020

Combination treatment improves outcomes in advanced kidney cancer patients

An immunotherapy agent combined with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor drug significantly improved progression-free survival and reduced the risk of death compared to a single agent treatment in advanced kidney cancer patients, according to first results of a phase 3 clinical trial. The pivotal study could lead to a new treatment option for patients with metastatic kidney cancer.

24 Sep 2020

In-depth study of kidney tumors reveals novel markers of response to immunotherapy

Treatments for kidney cancer have improved considerably over the past few decades. In 1988, when Memorial Sloan Kettering oncologist Robert Motzer started researching the disease, the average survival was less than one year.

9 Sep 2020

Greater gut microbial diversity in kidney cancer patients linked to better treatment outcomes

Physicians at City of Hope, working in collaboration with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is associated with better treatment outcomes on Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy regimens.

20 Aug 2020

Detecting rare circulating tumor cells

Metastasis - the development of tumor growth at a secondary site - is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths.

4 Aug 2020

Diagnosing Brain Tumors With A Blood Test

A highly sensitive blood test has been found to accurately diagnose and classify different types of brain tumors, resulting in more accurate diagnosis.

23 Jun 2020

New sampling method can more accurately detect genetic alterations in tumors

A wholistic tumor sampling method that more accurately detects genetic alterations in tumors, which are critical in allowing treatment to be personalized to each and every patient, has been developed by researchers from the Crick, Roche and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and published in Cell Reports.

12 May 2020