OncoTherapy Network Highlights Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
NORWALK, Conn., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US announces that OncoTherapy Network, a leading online community to help oncologists and other clinicians gain a better understanding of the newest information available regarding the use of targeted therapies and immunotherapies, highlights special coverage of kidney cancer.
March is National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month, and there are very few effective adjuvant treatment options for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients. Aside from surgical resection—which can be curative—30% to 40% of intermediate- and high-risk early-stage RCC patients are at risk for relapse within five years. This is why research in this area is so important. As many studies continue to identify biomarkers, along with targeted therapy and immunotherapy use in all RCC patients, there's hope of promising new treatment options in the near future.
Some of areas researchers are focusing on when it comes to kidney cancer treatment options and biomarker research:
- Sorafenib nor Sunitinib Effective As Adjuvant Kidney Cancer Therapy: Neither sunitinib nor sorafenib reduced disease recurrence in patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) when these agents were given to patients as adjuvant therapy, according to the results of a new study.
- Lenvatinib for Renal Cell Carcinoma Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase II trial: Japanese drug maker Eisai announced that the multiple kinase inhibitor lenvatinib, alone and in combination with everolimus, has been shown to prolong progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).
- Potential Therapeutic Target for Kidney Cancer: Researchers have uncovered a novel way to potentially target clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), a predominantly incurable disease for which patients have limited treatment options.
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