RENAL CANCER

This study tested a personalized vaccine approach for advanced kidney cancer. Researchers created vaccines by combining patients' own cancer cells with their immune cells, then giving these back as injections. The main goals were to check if this approach was safe and to see if i…

This trial tested a new, non-invasive device that uses focused sound waves to destroy small kidney tumors. The study involved 20 adults with tumors 3cm or smaller to see if the treatment could completely cover the tumor and was safe. Patients were followed for six months after th…

This study tested a precise, high-dose radiation technique called stereotactic radiotherapy for small kidney tumors (4 cm or less). It aimed to find the safest maximum dose for patients who are older, cannot have surgery, or have cancer that has spread. The treatment was given in…

This study aimed to find the best length of immunotherapy treatment for people with advanced cancers. It enrolled 161 patients whose cancer had remained stable after one year of treatment. Researchers randomly assigned participants to either stop their immunotherapy or continue i…

This study tested a new navigation system to help surgeons perform robot-assisted kidney tumor removal more precisely. The goal was to help surgeons remove the entire tumor while saving as much healthy kidney tissue as possible. Researchers tested the system on 20 patients to see…