kidney cancer
Rare Kidney Cancer Genomic Analysis Reveals Potential Target, Suggests Treatment
Investigators from the UK analyzed samples from two reninoma patients by whole-genome and RNA sequencing and found rearrangements of the NOTCH1 gene.
Myriad Genetics, MD Anderson Partner to Study MRD Testing in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Researchers will explore whether Myriad's Precise MRD test can be used to inform treatment, monitor disease progression, and track treatment response.
Culmination Bio, Cofactor Genomics Team up on Study to Advance Immunotherapy Response Test
Culmination will give Cofactor access to over 4.5 million biological samples to advance the firm's assay to predict immunotherapy response in 11 cancer types.
Genomic Classifier for Kidney Cancer Recurrence Risk May Help Personalize Adjuvant Therapy
Sequencing of 12 cancer-related genes in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma samples identified combinations of somatic mutations that were linked to recurrence risk.
Cancer Genome Analysis Unearths Potentially Targetable Tandem Repeat Expansions
Investigators identified 160 recurrent repeat expansions in seven cancer types, including a kidney cancer-related expansion that appeared susceptible to a targeted treatment.