Cancer-fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is typically associated with severe fibrosis, the exact pathogenesis of which remains unclear.

Fat isn’t just a guilty pleasure — it’s cancer’s secret weapon. New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center is shedding light on why this is the case.In a study published this month in the ...

These lines offer ready availability of cells that express normal phenotype and function. The groups’ cells are now widely used in academic and commercial laboratories across the world and provide ...

Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is a type of cancer that forms inside the lining of the kidney tubules. Learn more about the signs and treatments.

The type of kidney cancer tells your doctor what sort of kidney cell it started in. The grade tells them how much the cancer cells look like normal cells. Knowing about the type and grade of kidney ...

There are several treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including surgery, targeted treatment, and chemotherapy. But in some cases, you might stop responding to targeted therapy ...

Advanced renal cell carcinoma is a form of cancer that has spread from the kidneys to distant parts of the body. ... Currently, there are over 15 first-line treatment options for advanced RCC, ...

The embryos, when implanted in surrogate pig mothers, began to grow kidneys containing mostly human cells that had a normal structure after 28 days of development, according to the study.

A CT intravenous pyelogram showed a lobulated mass measuring 1.6 cm in the right renal pelvis. It was mildly hyperdense (38 HU) on pre-contrast imaging, and heterogeneously enhanced on ...