key articles
Inhaled interleukin-2 induces systemic immunomodulation in patients with renal cell carcinoma and lung metastasis
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 - Diaz et al. (2008) analyzed the peripheral blood lymphocytes of eight patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and of eight healthy volunteers by four-color flow cytometry to characterize the...
Authors: Diaz et al.
Changes in the stage and surgical management of renal tumours during 1995-2005: an analysis of the Dutch national histopathology registry
Thursday, 17 July 2008 - Kummerlin et al. (2008) evaluated changes in the pathological characteristics, stage of primary renal tumours and their surgical management in the Netherlands during the period 1995-2005.
Extracts from...
Authors: Kummerlin et al.
Health-related quality of life during treatment for renal cell carcinoma
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 - Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are often treated with cytokine, although the effect is modest and second-line therapy is often warranted. Relatively little is known regarding the...
Authors: Trask et al.
Prognostic impact of postoperative C-reactive protein in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients
Monday, 14 July 2008 - Tatokoro et al. (2008) explored the prognostic impact of C-reactive protein status in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma undergoing cytoreductive nephrectomy.
The oncological outcome of 40...
Authors: Tatokoro et al.
Prognostic significance of perinephric fat infiltration and tumor size in renal cell carcinoma
Monday, 14 July 2008 - It is controversial that perinephric fat infiltration has an impact on survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Therefore, Yoo et al. (2008) evaluated the influence of perinephric fat infiltration...
Authors: Yoo et al.
Long-term outcomes of percutaneous radio frequency ablation of small renal mass
Sunday, 13 July 2008 - Levinson et al. (2008) presented long-term outcomes in patients receiving RFA for solitary small renal masses.
The authors reviewed the overall oncological and survival outcomes of patients with a solitary...
Authors: Levinson et al.
Suppressing growth and invasiveness of renal cancer cells by fatty acid synthase inhibitor
Sunday, 13 July 2008 - Fatty acid synthase has been shown to be over expressed in a wide range of cancers and it has emerged as a therapeutic target. Horiguchi et al. (2008) examined whether fatty acid synthase could be a novel...
Authors: Horiguchi et al.
Single Port Transumbilical (E-NOTES) Donor Nephrectomy
Friday, 11 July 2008 - Gill et al. (2008) present the initial 4 patients undergoing single port transumbilical live donor nephrectomy. Scar-free abdominal surgery via natural body orifices is called NOTES (natural orifice...
Authors: Gill et al.
Percutaneous and Laparoscopic Cryoablation of Small Renal Masses
Friday, 11 July 2008 - Finley et al. (2008) reviewed their 4-year experience with percutaneous cryoablation and laparoscopy for treating small renal masses.
After institutional review board approval the authors retrospectively...
Authors: Finley et al.
Evaluation of a homologous multi-epitope vaccine for renal cell carcinoma
Thursday, 10 July 2008 - In a recent phase-III trial, an adjuvant renal cell carcinoma (RCC) vaccine (Reniale) reduces the risk of tumour progression following nephrectomy. This clinical trial focused on efficacy and did not...
Authors: Doehn et al.
