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Kidney Cancer Association President and CEO Gretchen E. Vaughan nominated Laura Wood, M.S.N., RN, OCN, founder and chair of the KCA's Clinical Advisory Board and member of the KCA's Board of Directors, for a CURE® Extraordinary Healer® award. Cure Today recognized Laura among the nominees and shared the nomination essay on their website. Read the nomination essay at Cure Today. Read…

The KCA's 2022 International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS): Europe was held from April 22-24 in Antwerp, Belgium. This symposium brought together top clinicians and researchers to share updates and discuss trends in kidney cancer. Read the coverage from a variety of publications. Uromigos Podcast 2022 IKCS: Europe Highlights with hosts Dr. Brian Rini and Dr. Tom Powles and guest Dr.…

As communications intern for the Kidney Cancer Association, I’ve gotten to practice some really important skills, but the best thing I’ll take away is the relationships I’ve built. A remote internship doesn’t always offer a lot of opportunities for engagement, but the wonderful women of the Kidney Cancer Association have made me feel like a real part of the team…

The 2022 International Kidney Cancer Symposium: Europe will feature three special lectures by prominent experts in kidney cancer. The meeting will take place on April 22-24 in Antwerp, Belgium and virtually. Register for the 2022 IKCS: Europe Dr. Tim O'Brien Dr. Tim O'Brien is a urological surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in London and President of the British…

The Kidney Cancer Association's Medical Director, Sallie McAdoo, MS, CGC, was featured on the Cancer Interviews podcast to discuss the basics of kidney cancer and all the ways the KCA supports patients and caregivers and helps advance research. Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GjkxMxauqI The podcast host, Bruce Morton, is himself a survivor of prostate cancer. Cancer Interviews is a humanitarian project…

Dr. Nirmish Singla received a 2021 Young Investigator Award for his project "Tumor evolution of brain-specific tropism in metastatic renal cell carcinoma." Singla is based at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. We spoke with Singla about his work and what it could mean for people with kidney cancer. https://www.www.kidneycancer.org/the-kidney-cancer-association-awards-1-375-million-to-seven-teams-of-researchers/ Briefly describe your project. How did you develop this idea?…

Dr. Eric Kauffman received a 2021 Young Investigator Award for his project "Biology of spontaneously regressing renal cell carcinoma primary tumors." Kauffman is based at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. We spoke with Kauffman about his work and what it could mean for people with kidney cancer. https://www.www.kidneycancer.org/the-kidney-cancer-association-awards-1-375-million-to-seven-teams-of-researchers/ How frequent is frequent when you say…

Dr. Elshad Hasanov received a 2021 Young Investigator Award for his project "Investigating genomic drivers of immune checkpoint inhibitors resistance in RCC brain metastasis: implications for immunotherapy." Hasanov is based at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. We spoke with Hasanov about his work and what it could mean for people with kidney cancer. https://www.www.kidneycancer.org/the-kidney-cancer-association-awards-1-375-million-to-seven-teams-of-researchers/ Briefly describe your…

Dr. Yuexin Xu received a 2021 Young Investigator Award for her project "Transcriptomic single-cell and spatial mapping of immune cell infiltration and tumor-associated endothelial cell heterogeneity in renal cell carcinoma." Xu is based at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. We spoke with Xu about her work and what it could mean for people with kidney cancer.…

Dr. Jianjun Gao and Dr. Pavlos Msaouel received a 2021 Advanced Discovery Award for their project "Identification of tumor frameshift neoantigens to accurately predict response to immune checkpoint therapy in renal cell carcinoma." Both Gao and Msaouel are based at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. We spoke with Gao and Msaouel about their work and what it could…