ONCOLOGY

Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Cancer (RCC)

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Agent n Phase References Proleukin (IL-2) 255 Phase II Fyfe G. et al. [19] IFN-α 350 Meta-analysis Medical Research (vs medroxyprogesterone acetate) Council Renal Cancer Collaborators [22] IFN-α+ VLB 160…

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Molecular Genetics of Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Fig. 3.1 Molecular characterization of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma PBRM1 3.2.2 Mutations of Chromatin Enzymes The importance of chromatin dynamics and its dysregulation in tumorigenesis is increasingly appreciated since the…

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Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Continents Incidence Mortality North America    Male 15.5 3.7  Female 8.3 1.6  Both 11.7 2.6 Europe    Male 12.3 4.8  Female 5.9 1.9  Both 8.8 3.1 Oceania    Male 11.0 2.8  Female 5.3…

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Refractory Mechanisms

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© Springer Japan KK 2017Mototsugu Oya (ed.)Renal Cell Carcinoma10.1007/978-4-431-55531-5_15 15. Refractory Mechanisms Mototsugu Oya1  , Toshiaki Shinojima1 and Ryuichi Mizuno1 (1) Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan     Mototsugu Oya Email:…

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Treatment for Non-clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Author Study design Setting Population Treatment line Patients, n Patients with NCCRCC, n NCCRCC histologies Targeted agent Ratain et al. [5] 2 Metastatic RCC 2nd 152 15 PRCC Sorafenib Stadler…

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Mammalian Targets of Rapamycin Inhibitors: Temsirolimus and Everolimus

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Characteristic Temsirolimus Everolimus Study population Treatment-naive patients with poor-risk disease Patients who had progressed on prior sunitinib and/or sorafenib Number of patients 626 410 Randomization Temsirolimus vs. temsirolimus/IFN-α vs. IFN-α…

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Surgical Treatment for Renal Cell Carcinoma

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System Variables 1 pt 2 pts 3 pts RENAL Radius (maximal diameter) R ≤ 4 cm 4 < R ≤ 7 cm R ≥ 7 cm Low complexity: 4–6 Exo-/endophytic ≥50 % <50 % Endophytic Moderate complexity: 7–9 Nearness to collecting system/sinus N ≥ 7 mm 4 < N < 7 mm ≤4 mm High…

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