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Angela Cappello, PhD, received a 2024 KCA Trailblazer Award for research on "Drugs resistance mechanisms guided by amino acids catabolism in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)." Dr. Capello is part of the Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine at the University of Bari "Aldo Moro" in Bari, Italy. We spoke with her about her research and the impact it could have…

This year, the Kidney Cancer Association made headway on multiple research initiatives across a range of focus areas. Here are our top 10 achievements in 2024. Research Breakthroughs Patient-Centered HRQOL Measures for mRCC - Through KCA funding, Dr. Cristiane Bergerot of Grupo Oncoclinicas in Brazil has developed a patient-centered health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure tailored to metastatic renal cell…

Several researchers who received funding from the Kidney Cancer Association published exciting new findings in 2024 based on their work. These papers and presentations are the important work of better understanding how kidney cancer works and uncovering new and more effective ways to treat it. Read on for a summary of these publications. New kidney cancer-specific quality of life tool…

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…

This is a guest post by Sarah Tuck, KCA's Program Manager who works on all the patient programs and education initiatives. Mandala art. Bingo was a hit! The Kidney Cancer Association partnered with Respite Retreats for a Virtual Patient Retreat on Friday, October 11, 2024 from 1-5 pm. Participants spent the afternoon on arts and crafts projects, poetry, meditation, and…

The Kidney Cancer Association's newly launched KCA Mentorship Academy met for the first time ahead of the 2024 IKCS: North America meeting on November 6th in Louisville, Kentucky. 2024 Mentees, left to right: Dr. Allison May, Dr. Minas Platon Economides, Dr. Prateek Khanna, Dr. Adam Singer, Dr. Nazli Dizman. Dr. Wesley Yip was not present. The Academy includes six mentees…

This is a guest post by Salima Witt, survivor of stage 3b kidney cancer and member of the Kidney Cancer Association's Patient & Caregiver Advisory Council. People often ask me, "How are you still alive?" For those familiar with my story, the answer is clear. My name is Salima Witt, and I am here to share my miraculous journey as…

Dr. Yuexin Xu received a 2024 Kidney Cancer Association Trailblazer Award for research on "Characterization of tumor endothelial STAB1-mediated Treg recruitment into renal cell carcinoma." Dr. Xu is a researcher based at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. This is the second research grant Dr. Xu has received from the KCA. We spoke with her about her research…

Dr. Laura Bukavina received a 2024 Kidney Cancer Association Trailblazer Award for research on "Assessing the Presence and Impact of Micro- and Nanoplastics Role in Renal Cell Carcinoma". Dr. Bukavina, a translational surgeon-scientist, is assistant professor of Urologic Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urologic Institute and translational science lead in GU oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine…

Dr. Mitchell Hayes received a 2024 Kidney Cancer Association Trailblazer Award in partnership with the Michael and Ina Korek Foundation for research on "Tracing the Seeds of Progression: Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Immunoresistant Kidney Cancer". Dr. Hayes is a Urologic Oncology Fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. We spoke with Dr. Hayes about his research and the impact…