In a partial nephrectomy, a portion of your kidney is surgically removed, sparing some function in that kidney. This surgery is most often performed in instances of a small tumor localized to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lower rates of adverse outcomes were linked to higher technical skill Surgeons with higher scores had lower ...

Nephron-sparing surgery may not reduce the risk for later kidney failure in patients with kidney cancer and stage 4 CKD. Despite the promise of nephron-sparing, new study findings suggest that the ...

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 ...

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 ...

An interim analysis suggests that axitinib given to patients with complex clear cell renal cell carcinoma tumors significantly reduces tumor size and complexity. Interim results from a phase 2 ...

Impact of concomitant medication use on treatment outcomes in patients with RCC treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. First-in-human phase 0 safety, imaging, pharmacokinetics, and dosimetry study ...