Journal Club selections are curated by the Kidney Cancer Journal editorial team based on clinical significance, study design rigor, and potential impact on practice. Full-text access available via PubMed and respective journal platforms.
Belzutifan plus lenvatinib versus cabozantinib in patients with previously…
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…
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…
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.
█ CheckMate 9ER Final Analysis:…
