2005
Renal cell carcinoma: Current status and future prospects
Drucker BJ. Renal cell carcinoma: Current status and future prospects. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2005, 31: 536-545. PMID: 16236454, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2005.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaTotal nephrectomyLocalized Renal Cell CarcinomaStandard systemic treatmentSubset of patientsMost patientsSystemic treatmentCurative treatmentRadical nephrectomyPoor prognosisCell carcinomaUnderlying pathophysiologyStandard treatmentRenal tumorsInvasive treatmentNew agentsTumor growthNephrectomyPatientsEarly detectionMolecular pathwaysSurgeryTreatmentDiagnostic methodsBladder cancer. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology.
Montie JE, Bahnson RR, Cohen SM, Drucker B, Eisenberger MA, El-Galley R, Herr HW, Hudes GR, Kuzel TM, Lange PH, Patterson A, Pollack A, Richie JP, Seigne J, Shipley WU, Small EJ, Trump DL, Walther PJ, Wilson TG. Bladder cancer. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2005, 3: 4-5, 19-34. PMID: 19813320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrothelial tumorsCombined-modality approachIndividual patient's likelihoodClinical practice guidelinesStage of diseaseSpectrum of diseaseRange of prognosesCategories of diseaseUrothelial tractExtensive diseaseMetastatic diseaseStandard therapyMost recurrencesNew lesionsPatient's likelihoodOrgan preservationImproved outcomesMolecular stagingPractice guidelinesSurgical proceduresRadiation therapyGuide managementNew agentsAdvanced stageNew treatments
2003
Prognostic Factors for Metastatic Kidney Cancer
Drucker BJ, Mazumdar M, Motzer RJ. Prognostic Factors for Metastatic Kidney Cancer. Cancer Treatment And Research 2003, 116: 139-153. PMID: 14650830, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0451-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateMetastatic renal cell carcinomaStudy of immunotherapyEffective systemic therapyMetastatic kidney cancerStandard cytotoxic chemotherapyRenal cell cancerSpontaneous tumor regressionRenal cell carcinomaSignificant antitumor effectHormonal therapyUntreated patientsCytotoxic chemotherapyHormone therapyMetastatic RCCSystemic therapyPrognostic factorsCell cancerLymphocytic infiltrationPoor prognosisCell carcinomaRenal tumorsTumor regressionKidney cancerAntitumor effects
2002
Prognostic factors for biologic therapy in kidney cancer
Drucker BJ. Prognostic factors for biologic therapy in kidney cancer. Current Urology Reports 2002, 3: 31-36. PMID: 12084217, DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0008-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior nephrectomyCytokine therapyPrognostic factorsGood performance statusNormal lactate dehydrogenaseMajority of patientsLevels of cytokinesPresence of eosinophilsRenal cell cancerSubpopulations of lymphocytesLack of anemiaBiologic therapyPerformance statusImproved survivalCell cancerDisease characteristicsTumor responseNormal calciumImmune parametersInterleukin-2Kidney cancerTherapeutic benefitResponse rateTherapyLactate dehydrogenase