Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Cell Cancer
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: kidney cancer; prostate cancer; kidney transplantation; metabolomics
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Dear Colleagues,
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer; in recent years, there has been a growing interest in identifying tumor markers for both diagnostic purposes and to improve the predictive power of clinical and pathological parameters. The progressive introduction of high-throughput technologies has led to a greater understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying the development of RCC and the identification of novel potential therapeutic targets.
In addition, the treatment landscape for localized and metastatic RCC is rapidly evolving, with risk stratification being a crucial step in develo** a treatment plan. For example, cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) and surgical metastasectomy are still considered fundamental treatments in selected cases, after evaluation by a multidisciplinary team. However, recent studies have shown that CN may not always be necessary, especially with the availability of systemic therapies like immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-based combinations, which have shown superior outcomes compared to monotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
This Special Issue of Diagnostics is dedicated to studies exploring the application of different approaches to understand the alterations in biological systems occurring in the pathogenesis of RCC, as well as minimally invasive treatment and translational research for the diagnosis and management of this tumor.
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Lucarelli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renal cell carcinoma
- biomarkers
- nephrectomy
- diagnosis
- treatment
