Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Unclear for Dedifferentiated Kidney Cancer
AUSTIN, Texas — Cytoreductive nephrectomy improved overall survival (OS) by more than a year for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) with sarcomatoid or rhabdoid (S/R) dedifferentiation treated with immunotherapy in an observational study, but the difference did not achieve statistical significance. Median OS was 30 months with surgery versus 17 months without, representing […]
Fewer Complications With Robotic Nephrectomy in Complex Kidney Tumors
Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) led to a lower rate of complications compared with open partial nephrectomy (OPN) in patients with intermediate- or high-complexity kidney tumors, the randomized OpeRa trial found. Among over 200 patients, 36.6% of those who underwent RAPN had a postoperative complication of any kind within 30 days — the trial’s primary endpoint […]