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Clinical care and research studies for kidney cancer at UCLA is facilitated through the UCLA Kidney Cancer Program. Established in 1989, it is one of the first comprehensive kidney cancer programs in the United States and has a storied history of accomplishments. The UCLA Kidney Cancer Program’s expert team provides state-of-the-art care to patients with kidney cancer, in a convenient and coordinated multidisciplinary setting within the Institute of Urologic Oncology. Read more about our history > 

What is Kidney Cancer?

Kidney cancer is a disease that begins in the kidneys. It occurs when healthy cells in one or both kidneys grow out of control and form a lump (called a tumor). Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. More information about kidney cancer>

How common is kidney cancer?

Each year an estimated 75,000 patients are found with a kidney tumor. Approximately 65,000 of these are ultimately found to be renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer). The most common type is clear cell carcinoma. More information about kidney cancer risk factors >

What are the symptoms of kidney cancer?

When kidney tumors are small, they rarely cause visible signs or symptoms in its early stages. Today 70% of patients with renal tumors are found by incidental detection during an imaging study (such as a CT or MRI). When tumors are large they can cause blood in the urine (hematuria) which can be microscopic or visible (gross). In very advanced stages, due to large tumor size, local symptoms such as fatigue, weakness and chills may occur. 
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What are the treatment options for kidney cancer?

The UCLA Kidney Cancer Program offers a variety of innovative treatment options to patients who have been diagnosed with kidney cancer, including standard, minimally invasive and robotic-assisted kidney-sparing surgery, medical therapy, as well as clinical trials.

Treatment options for a tumor in the kidney (localized) include:

  • Active surveillance
  • Partial Nephrectomy
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Tumor Ablation

Medical Treatment options for more advanced disease outside of the kidney include:

  • Classic immunotherapy (IL-2) for select patients
  • Targeted therapy (VEGF/VEGFR and mTOR inhibition)
  • Targeted immunotherapy (PD/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 therapy)
  • Novel Immunotherapeutics and Targeted Therapy Trials

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What makes the UCLA Kidney Cancer Program unique?

  • Multidisciplinary kidney cancer care
  • Molecular Imaging Program
  • Precision medicine in kidney cancer
  • Hereditary Kidney Cancer Program

Clinical Trials for Kidney Cancer

Clinical trials are essential for developing new methods of preventing, diagnosing, and treating kidney cancer. By offering patients access to innovative treatment approaches, patients have the potential to receive tomorrow’s improved treatment often years before FDA approval and wide-spread adoption.  Many of the UCLA Kidney Cancer Program’s protocols arise from our extensive research program allowing lab work to be directly translated to patient care which is true “bench-to-bedside” approach. Kidney Cancer Clinical Trials open for enrollment >

 

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