Kidney Cancer Highlights of 2016

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This slideshow takes a look at some of the top kidney cancer news of 2016, including FDA approvals, survival disparities, surgical approaches, and more.

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Given resource scarcity, developing practice strategies for resource-constrained settings would require aid from commercial and government stakeholders.
Large international meetings may facilitate conversations regarding disparities of care outside of high-income countries.
Observing changes in the tumor microenvironment before and after a biopsy may elucidate how kidney cancer cells interact with immune cells.
Various kidney cancer trials have combined agents such as A2a receptor inhibitors with immunotherapy backbones to potentially improve treatment outcomes.
Leveraging novel agents, innovative clinical trial designs, and correlative studies may improve the treatment of patients with kidney cancer.
An “avalanche of funding” has propelled the kidney cancer field forward, says Jason Muhitch, PhD.
Kidney cancer advocacy efforts have spread the urgency and importance of funding research in the field to members of Congress.
Advocacy efforts have yielded a dramatic increase in kidney cancer research, according to Elizabeth P. Henske, MD.
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