GRACEcast Kidney Cancer Video

Jul 29 2014 17 ep. 3 mins 167
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Oncology experts summarize current and emerging issues in cancer management for patients and caregivers. Information from the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE) helps people to become informed partners in their care.

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Management of Rare Kidney Tumors

Jul 29 2014 1 mins  
What puts you at risk for inherited kidney cancer? Dr. Nizar Tannir discusses the signs doctors look for to determine if a kidney cancer patient should be screened for a familial syndrome.

NanoString Treatment for Kidney Cancer

Jul 24 2014 2 mins  
NanoString Technology may help doctors learn what is driving tumor growth in kidney cancer patients and, therefore, determine what treatments may be most effective for them.

How is the Heng Criteria Applied to Kidney Cancer Patients?

Jul 20 2014 4 mins  
Dr. Daniel Heng is the namesake of the Heng Criteria, which evaluates various factors of kidney cancer patients to determine their prognoses.

What is PD1 and PDL1 in Kidney Cancer?

Jul 15 2014 3 mins  
Dr. Lauren Harshman explains what PD1 (an immune T-cell) and PDL1 (a protein on the PD1 T-cell) are and how new drugs impact them to fight kidney cancer.

No Clear Answer for Non-Clear Cell Kidney Cancer

Jul 10 2014 5 mins  
Drugs in early stage clinical trials seem to show benefit for non-clear cell kidney cancer, but more trials must take place and patients are desperately needed to enroll in them.

Treating Newly Diagnosed Kidney Cancer

Jul 06 2014 3 mins  
Dr. Guru Sonpavde discusses what he does when he first begins treating a patient recently diagnosed with late stage kidney cancer.

The Hottest Thing in Late Stage Kidney Cancer

Jul 01 2014 2 mins  
Patients are responding very well to the next generation of immunotherapy drugs currently in clinical trials to treat kidney cancer.

The Promise of PD1 Inhibitors in Kidney Cancer

Jun 26 2014 3 mins  
Results from recent clinical trials looking into PD1 inhibitors of kidney cancer are giving patients and doctors reasons to be hopeful.

What Is Non-Clear Cell Kidney Cancer?

Jun 22 2014 4 mins  
Among kidney cancer patients, the sub-type "non-clear cell" is the least common. As a result, not much research has been conducted on it.

Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal: What Are the Main Types of Kidney Cancer and Are They Managed Differently?

May 24 2013 1 mins  
Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal, medical oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, CA, describes the main types of kidney cancer and discusses the differences in their management