Cancer
Research on cancer detailed by scientists at Harvard University
Published in Gastroenterology Week, November 9th, 2009
"The treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has changed dramatically with the introduction of targeted therapies against vascular endothelial growth factor and the mammalian target of rapamycin. Because patients with clear cell histology account for more than 80% of patients with RCC, little evidence is available on treating patients with non-clear cell histologies," investigators in the United States report.
"Most clinical trials have excluded them from enrollment, except for a randomized study investigating temsirolimus. Many retrospective studies on the use of sunitinib, sorafenib, and temsirolimus in patients with non-clear cell histology have shown...
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