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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Renal cell carcinoma''' is the most common form of '''kidney cancer''' arising from the [[renal tubule]]. It is the most common type of [[kidney]] [[cancer]] in adults. Initial treatment is [[surgery]]. It is notoriously resistant to [[radiation therapy]] and [[chemotherapy]], although some cases respond to [[immunotherapy]]. The advent of targeted cancer therapies such as [[sunitinib]] has vastly improved the outlook for treatment of RCC. | '''Renal cell carcinoma''' is the most common form of '''kidney cancer''' arising from the [[renal tubule]]. It is the most common type of [[kidney]] [[cancer]] in adults. Initial treatment is [[surgery]]. It is notoriously resistant to [[radiation therapy]] and [[chemotherapy]], although some cases respond to [[immunotherapy]]. The advent of targeted cancer therapies such as [[sunitinib]] has vastly improved the outlook for treatment of RCC. | ||
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Revision as of 20:01, 27 August 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Initial treatment is surgery. It is notoriously resistant to radiation therapy and chemotherapy, although some cases respond to immunotherapy. The advent of targeted cancer therapies such as sunitinib has vastly improved the outlook for treatment of RCC.