Surgeons with greater skill in RAPN upon evaluation had lower rates of extended hospital stay, estimated blood loss, positive surgical margins, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions.
Microbubble ultrasound compared to dynamic contrast MRI and CT for the assessment of vascular response to sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma. Background: Data are scarce on literature describing ...
Establishment of patient-derived renal cell carcinoma (RCC) models based on orthotopic xenografts (PDX) and cancer stem cell (CSC) isolation to provide prognostic and predictive information. This is ...
Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, found that in terms of quality-adjusted life-years gained, the benefits of ...
Cytoreductive nephrectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of your kidney to treat cancer that has spread to distant locations. “Cytoreductive” surgeries are procedures that reduce the ...
PN and RFA offer similar survival for cT1a RCC tumors ≤2 cm, but PN is superior for larger tumors. RFA may be considered for elderly patients with comorbidities, especially for tumors ≤2 cm. PN ...
Immunotherapy combinations tended to improve outcomes for patients with metastatic kidney cancer who go on to receive surgery. Pre-surgical immunotherapy combinations reduce tumor size and help kill ...