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Alert FDA Approves Axitinib for Advanced Renal Cell Cancer The FDA has approved axitinib for patients with advanced disease that has progressed after receiving first-line therapy.
FDA Approvals, January 27, 2012
Sunitinib, Sorafenib Can Put Kidney Cancer Into Remission In a small minority of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) sunitinib or sorafenib prompt complete remission.
Reuters Health Information, January 20, 2012

Unnecessary Ipsilateral Adrenalectomy With Radical Nephrectomy
Reuters Health Information, January 17, 2012
Anti-VEGF Drugs Can Be Stopped in Some Renal Cancer Patients
Reuters Health Information, January 11, 2012
Aveo Kidney Cancer Drug Improves Survival in Late Stage
Reuters Health Information, January 4, 2012
Red Meat Consumption Linked With Risk for Kidney Cancer
Reuters Health Information, December 29, 2011

Renal Cell Carcinoma Perspectives

Targeted Therapy + PET Response = Survival in Metastatic RCC Dr. Maurie Markman reviews a recent paper evaluating whether response on FDG-PET/CT correlates with improved survival in metastatic renal cell cancer patients on sunitinib therapy.
Medscape Genomic Medicine, November 8, 2011
Does Obesity Surgery Reduce Cancer Risk as Well as Weight? Commentary on a study on whether obesity surgery has an effect on obesity-related cancer risk, published December 2010 in the Annals of Surgery.
Medscape General Surgery, January 31, 2011

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Kidney Cancer
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 23, 2009
ASCO 2009: Expert Video Perspective on Renal Cancer
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, June 29, 2009
Manageable Cardiac Toxicities Do Not Reduce Benefits of Targeted Therapies
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, December 3, 2008
An Expert Interview With David I. Quinn
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 19, 2006

Journals

Microvascular Density Predicts Outcome in Renal Cell Cancer
Laboratory Investigation, January 24, 2012
Rare Metastatic Sites of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 12, 2011
RCC Metastasis to the Ciliary Body Responds to Radiotherapy
Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 7, 2011
Hypertension as a Biomarker of Efficacy in RCC Treatment
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, July 25, 2011
Noninfectious Pneumonitis in a Patient With RCC Treated With Everolimus
Oncology Nursing Forum, May 27, 2011

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