The Current State of the Treatment of Kidney Cancer

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James J. Hsieh, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, provides an overview of the treatment of kidney cancer.

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James J. Hsieh, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, provides an overview of the treatment of kidney cancer.

  • The treatment of kidney cancer can be divided into two categories: anti-angiogenic therapies and mTOR inhibitors.
  • Before 2007, the main treatment options were interferon and interleukin-2.
  • Many drugs have been approved since 2007, including sorafenib, axitinib, sunitinib, pazopanib, bevacizumab, temsirolimus, and everolimus.
  • About 75-80% of patients with kidney cancer have clear cell-type disease.
  • Today, no standard of care exists for rare types of kidney cancer.
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