Kidney Cancer

Study data from University of Berlin update knowledge of kidney cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 14th, 2007

According to a study from Berlin, Germany, "Treatment of metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC) is rapidly evolving since evidence concerning efficacy of novel molecular targeted drugs recently became available. This paper provides a critical overview of the current and future role of cytokine-based immunotherapy in mRCC in light of these new developments."

"Published data from phase 3 studies and meta-analyses were analyzed by means of a systematic literature search in PubMed and Medline databases. Randomized trials using interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and combinations have produced overall response rates of 4-31%. For IFN-alpha, a modest but...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-08-14)

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