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This is a guest post by Catherine Yutmeyer, a patient advocate diagnosed with stage 4 chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. Catherine attended the Kidney Cancer Association's 2025 International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS): North America, held in Denver, Colorado on November 13-15. She shared her insights, takeaways, and overall experience at the meeting. Five years ago, I was diagnosed with stage IV…

The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) hosted the first-ever workshop to gather leading researchers from around the world, including two Nobel Prize winners, and discuss how to accelerate kidney cancer research at the preclinical stage to better understand this cancer and bring better treatments and diagnostic tools to patients.   The Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Animal Model Workshop was hosted in partnership…

This is a guest post by Sarah Tuck, KCA’s Senior Manager of Patient Programs, who works on all the patient programs and education initiatives. I had the privilege of attending Stupid Cancer’s CancerCon in Washington, D.C. on August 23 on behalf of the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA). The conference brought together patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, non-profit and health care professionals…

Team Captain Sarah Tuck Team – 2025 KCA Regional Challenge: Pennsylvania Team Captain – Sarah Tuck, Senior Manager of Patient Programs for the KCA. Sarah's grandmother, Patricia Rutter, was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2018 and passed away in 2023. Location – Middletown Skate Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Date – May 24, 2025 Attendees: 35 Amount Raised – $330 Activity – Skateboarding for Change! Event…

This is an excerpt of an article from the 2024 IKCS: North America PROCEEDINGS, a publication of the Kidney Cancer Journal, which highlighted key research discussed at the Kidney Cancer Association's 2024 International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS): North America held in Louisville, Kentucky on November 7-9, 2024. That meeting marked the 25th anniversary of IKCS meetings hosted by the Kidney…

Nicole and Keith Scott Team – 2025 KCA Regional Challenge: Ohio Team Captain – Nicole Scott, wife and caregiver for her husband Keith Scott, who was diagnosed with papillary renal cell carcinoma in 2023. Location – Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park in Circleville, Ohio Date – May 10, 2025 Attendees: 100 Fundraising Goal – $1,000 Amount Raised – $11,222 (donations still coming in!) Activity – 5K Walk/Run…

Team – 2025 KCA Regional Challenge: Austin Team Captain – Annamaria Scaccia, 2-time cancer survivor and Member, KCA’s Patient & Caregiver Advisory Council Location – Lake Pflugerville Park, Pflugerville, Texas Date – April 12, 2025 Attendees: 11 Fundraising Goal – $3,000 Amount Raised – $3,284 Activity – 81-minute walk around Lake Pflugerville Event Highlights – My favorite highlight was seeing everyone show up and stay fully engaged throughout…

We rounded up a few research highlights from the 2025 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU), held recently in San Francisco, California. Three-drug combo superior to two drugs for advanced RCC Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients (855 people) given a combination of cabozantinib, nivolumab, and ipilimumab had longer progression-free survival compared with patients given nivolumab and ipilimumab plus a placebo –…

The City of Austin, Texas proclaimed March 1, the first day of Kidney Cancer Awareness Month, to be "Kidney Cancer Awareness Day" from 2025 onward.  John Ferrell, Annamaria Scaccia, and Katie Coleman at Austin City Hall. KCA Ambassador and patient advocate Annamaria Scaccia requested the proclamation.  “I’m grateful that Austin has recognized March 1 —  the start of Kidney Cancer Awareness…

This is a guest post by Joel Stern, stage 4 kidney cancer, member of the KCA’s Board of Directors. I just returned from the KCA Symposium – the 2024 International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS): North America in Louisville, Kentucky. The following is my “data dump” of key thoughts/observations that I came away with. Please note that these comments are my…