Angiogenic ccRCC tumors show higher pancreatic metastasis rate in phase II trial
Pancreatic Metastases Predict Better Sunitinib Response in Kidney Cancer
This phase II RCT of 305 treatment-naive ccRCC patients found that angiogenic tumors had a higher rate of pancreatic metastases (21% vs. 6.9…
Kidney tumors with certain genetic patterns are more likely to spread to the pancreas. Patients with these pancreatic metastases respond bet…
Low ipilimumab trough concentration linked to worse progression-free survival in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Low Drug Levels Mean Worse Outcomes
This randomized phase 2 trial evaluated nivolumab and ipilimumab trough plasma concentrations in 110 patients with metastatic clear cell ren…
Low levels of a common kidney cancer drug are linked to worse survival outcomes when used with another powerful medicine.
CFP10 immunohistochemistry shows high sensitivity for renal tuberculosis in surgical specimens
New Test Finds Hidden TB in Kidney Tissue
A retrospective cohort study of 86 patients with surgically resected renal tissue found CFP10 immunohistochemical staining had 91.8% sensiti…
A new kidney test spots hidden tuberculosis by finding a specific protein that standard methods often miss, helping doctors catch the infect…