█ For kidney cancer, ESMO 2026 has one of its most concentrated programmes in years. Nearly all of the practice-relevant renal data come on a single day, Sunday, October 25. The morning Proffered Paper session puts both phase 3 belzutifan readouts, a…
#Equal Contributions as Senior/Supervising Authors
ϮAddress Correspondence:
Abhishek A. Chakraborty, PhD
Department of Cancer Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH
E-mail: chakraa@ccf.org
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest with this study.
INTRODUCTION
Clinical outcomes for patients…
1. Introduction and Background
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is frequently detected incidentally on imaging tests performed for other reasons, and its incidence continues to increase, particularly in the elderly (1). Although surgical resection of the tumor remains the treatment of choice…
Dear Colleagues,
This has been an unusually productive stretch for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) research, and the Third Quarter 2026 issue of Kidney Cancer Journal reflects that momentum. Between the follow-through from ASCO's Genitourinary Cancers Symposium earlier this year and the full…
Perspectives synthesized from ASCO 2026 presenter and discussant sessions and post-meeting expert commentary. Prepared for educational purposes by the Kidney Cancer Journal editorial team.
Toni K. Choueiri, MD, FASCO. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Presenter — LITESPARK-022 and KEYNOTE-564 ctDNA Analysis…
Andrea Lopez Sanmiguel1, Dilara Akbulut1, Jeff Chen1, Yash S. Khandwala1, Paul Russo1†
Affiliations:
1 Department of Surgery, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Abstract
Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal fusion…
doi.org/10.52733/ASCO26Summary
Thomas E. Hutson, DO, PharmD, FACP
Editor-in-Chief, Kidney Cancer Journal
A Summary Report for the Global Oncology Community
Chicago, Illinois | May 29 – June 2, 2026 | Kidney Cancer Journal, Volume 24…
Thomas E. Hutson, DO, PharmD, FACP
EDITORIAL NOTE | Editor-in-Chief, Kidney Cancer Journal
There is a particular kind of optimism that belongs only to a field in the midst of genuine transformation…
Selected by the Editor-in-Chief | Kidney Cancer Journal, Volume 24(2)
Primary data drawn from ASCO 2026 presentations, JCO supplement abstracts, press releases, and peer-reviewed commentary.
Abstract 1 — LBA418
LITESPARK-022: Pembrolizumab Plus Belzutifan Versus Pembrolizumab Plus Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy for Clear…
Significant Recent Publications in Kidney Cancer
Curated by the Editorial Team, Kidney Cancer Journal | Volume 24(2) Includes clinical trials and randomized controlled trials published within the past 10 weeks in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.
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