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Renal Cell Carcinoma

Reports outline renal cell carcinoma study findings from University of Strasbourg

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, February 21st, 2008

According to recent research from Strasbourg, France, "Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains refractory to therapies. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) transcription factor is involved in cell growth, cell motility, and vascularization."

"We evaluated whether targeting NF-kappa B could be of therapeutic and prognostic values in human RCC. The activation of the NF-kappa B pathway in human RCC cells and tumors was investigated by Western blot. In vitro, the effects of BAY 117085 and sulfasalazine, two NF-kappa B inhibitors, on tumor cell growth were investigated by cell counting, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide analysis, terminal...

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