Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer Patients in the Front-line Setting: Coming Soon?
Current clinical trials are examining the possibility of giving kidney cancer (also called renal cell carcinoma, or RCC) patients immunotherapy as the...
GRACEcast Kidney Cancer Video
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Oncology experts summarize current and emerging issues in cancer management for patients and caregivers. Information from the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE) helps people to become informed partners in their care.
Immunotherapy for Metastatic Kidney Cancer Shows Increased Survival
The immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) has been shown to increase survival for patients with metastatic clear cell kidney cancer (also cal...
Kidney Cancer Immunotherapy Q&A
Immunotherapy Forum Video #22: Drs. Lauren Harshman and Sumanta (Monty) Pal answer questions from the audience following their presentations on immuno...
Kidney Cancer Immunotherapy: Reasons for Cautious Optimism
Immunotherapy Forum Video #21: Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal reviews the past, present, and future of immunotherapy for kidney cancer and expresses concern ...
Kidney Cancer Immunotherapy: CTLA-4 & Vaccine Clinical Trials
Immunotherapy Forum Video #20: Dr. Lauren Harshman talks about clinical trials studying the CTLA-4 pathway, as well as vaccines.
Immunotherapy Treatments for Kidney Cancer
Dr. Guru Sonpavde highlights the top research news in immunotherapy for kidney cancer from the ASCO 2014 Annual Meeting.
Evaluating Biomarkers in Kidney Cancer
Biomarkers can give clues to many predictive and prognostic issues, like how a patient may respond to a drug or if a patient's cancer is likely to rec...
Will Combining Immunotherapies Better Fight Kidney Cancer?
Dr. Lauren Harshman discusses what combinations of drugs are being studied in kidney cancer patients.
Cabozantinib for Late Stage Kidney Cancer
Cometriq (cabozantinib) is already approved for thyroid cancer and is showing promise for late stage kidney cancer.
The Best Thing You Can Do As a Kidney Cancer Patient
Dr. Daniel Heng has advice to kidney cancer patients who want the best treatment for their disease. To find a clinical trial that is right for you, vi...