Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Patients With RCC
Dr Thomas Hutson outlines the diagnosis and staging of renal cell carcinoma, the surgical and non-surgical treatment options, and notes that while the majority of cases are potentially curable, 20-25% of patients present with or later develop metastatic disease.
Hereditary Renal Tumor Syndromes and the Use of mTOR Inhibitors
A 47-year-old woman with a history of drug-resistant epilepsy during childhood presented to the emergency department with sudden dyspnea and chest pain. Upon admission, her oxygen saturation was 88%.
Belzutifan Improves PFS Across Subgroups for Advanced ccRCC
July 12th 2024“In LITESPARK-005, PFS and response rates favored belzutifan vs everolimus across [several patient subgroups, including] IMDC risk, number of prior lines [of therapy], and number of prior VEGF TKIs, specifically,” said Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD.
