This page links to all the articles in my kidney cancer section, and includes a brief description for each.

• Steve Dunn's Kidney Cancer Page
  Over 40 articles on kidney cancer!.
• What's New in the Kidney Cancer Section
• Kidney Cancer Resources
  Websites, organizations, online support, and books.
• Guide to Staging and Grading of Renal Cell Cancer
  Essential basic information you need to understand your situation!.
• Subtypes of Renal Cell Cancer
  Kidney cancer is not just one disease... you need to know what you have.
• Localized Kidney Cancer: An Overview
  Overview of non-metastatic kidney cancer.
  • Surgery (and other treatments) For The Kidney Tumor
    You may have more choices than you realize!.
  • Nephrectomy Tips
    Patient friendly tips for getting through your surgery.
  • Adjuvant Therapy
    Treatment to prevent recurrence - nothing is standard but trials are an option.
    • An Adjuvant Tumor Lysate Vaccine From Germany
      A non-toxic adjuvant therapy with real results.
    • Autolymphocyte Therapy - A Promising Adjuvant Therapy Trial
      Relatively non-toxic and not hard to qualify for.
    • An Adjuvant Chemotherapy from Japan
      An interesting study which hasn't been replicated.
• Metastatic and Recurrent Kidney Cancer
  Overview of Metastatic Kidney Cancer.
  • Surgery for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
    Surgery for limited metastasis can be pushed further than most realize!.
    • Steve Dunn's Review of Surgery for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
    • Mike Fischer's Review of Surgery for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
    • Metastatic Disease: Surgery and Immunotherapy Combined
      To get the most from immunotherapy you must also consider surgery.
  • Interleukin-2
    An overview of IL-2 immunotherapy.
    • Classic High Dose Interleukin-2
      Detailed information on the FDA approved high dose regimen.
    • Outpatient Interleukin-2
      Overview of outpatient IL-2 treatments.
      • The Atzpodien Regimen and Beyond
        An outpatient IL-2 therapy with long term results.
    • Important Randomized Trials Involving High-Dose IL-2
      Overview of trials comparing high dose IL-2 to outpatient IL-2.
      • The NCI Randomized Trial of High Dose IL-2 vs. Low Dose IV IL-2 vs. Low Dose Subcutaneous IL-2 for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
        Very detailed analysis of this important trial.
      • The Cytokine Working Group Randomized Trial of High Dose IL-2 vs. Outpatient IL-2 + Interferon
        One of only two randomized trials of high dose versus outpatient IL-2.
    • Nutritional Supplements and Interleukin-2
      Supplements which may make IL-2 more effective or less toxic.
    • SPECIAL NOTICE TO CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN, AND BRITISH CITIZENS
      Obtaining Interleukin-2 in these countries.
  • Interferon-Alpha
    A commonly used immunotherapy which I think is rarely the best treatment.
  • Clinical Trials for Advanced Kidney Cancer : Promise and Peril
    A clinical trial saved my life, but clinical trials vary greatly in their promise.
  • New, Promising, and Experimental Treatments For Metastatic Kidney Cancer
    Overview of newer treatments.
    • BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib)
      A promising oral targeted drug being tested in a terrible trial.
    • Avastin (bevacizumab)
      An Antiangiogenic Drug with Promise in Kidney Cancer.
    • SU11248
      An oral targeted drug with very promising early results.
    • Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant for Renal Cell Cancer
      A new therapy which is both promising and risky.
    • Thalidomide and Thalidomide Combination Therapies For Renal Cell Cancer
      Thalidomide is an oral drug which is looking less promising now.
      • Thalidomide Alone for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer: Abstracts and Commentary
      • Thalidomide + Interferon for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer: Abstracts and Commentary
    • The German "Fusion" Vaccines: Promising Preliminary Results and Controversy
      Although this became the subject of a scientific scandal it might still have promise.
      • How the German Dendritic Cell − Tumor Cell Fusion Vaccine Works
      • The Controversy over the German Fusion Vaccine
        A major scientific scandal... but is there still promise?.
      • Fused Cell Vacccine Abstracts and References
  • Brain Metastasis
    Options if kidney cancer spreads to the brain.
• Hereditary Kidney Cancer
  Most kidney cancer isn't inherited, but find out if yours might be.
• Why You Should Consider Freezing Your Tumor
  In the near future, gene expression profiling may yield life-saving information.
• Notes from the 2004 ASCO Meeting
  Your faithful correspondent reports from the world's biggest clinical cancer meeting.