- Oct 25, 2022
CKD, Albuminuria Risk Factors Identified in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors treated with nephrectomy and potentially nephrotoxic therapy are at increased risk for chronic kidney disease...
- Mar 4, 2022
Study finds that one third of children with a kidney tumor have hereditary predisposition
In a new study, researchers at the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology in Utrecht, the Netherlands, mapped out hereditary...
- Jun 24, 2021
Cellular signatures of kidney tumours discovered
The origins of seven types of kidney cancer, including several rare subtypes, have been identified by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger...
- Dec 20, 2019
Researchers discover a new mechanism in childhood kidney cancer
"To execute their respective manuals, the cells employ so-called chromatin reader proteins that identify which gene is up for expression....
- Dec 6, 2019
Root of childhood kidney cancer discovered
"A fundamental change in our understanding of the childhood kidney cancer Wilms' tumour is on the horizon, after the discovery of its...
- Apr 16, 2019
Trial to assess novel targeted therapy for rare form of kidney cancer
A preclinical study that yielded new insights into a rare pediatric malignancy laid the foundation for a phase 2 trial that is evaluating...
- Aug 13, 2018
Kidney cancer's developmental source revealed
In the first experiment of its kind, scientists have revealed the precise identity of cancer cells of the most common childhood and adult...
- May 29, 2017
New genetic cause of kidney cancer in children discovered
Scientists have identified a new genetic cause of a childhood kidney cancer called Wilms tumour – revealing insights into how loss of...