New Combo Treatment Extends Kidney Cancer Survival

asuser submitted, created time 1 year 2 weeks (health.allrefer.com)

A combination treatment with two drugs, Avastin (bevacizumab) plus interferon, extends the life of patients with kidney cancer, European researchers report.

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Multi-Institutional Validation of a New Renal Cancer–Specific Survival Nomogram

fiona submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (jco.ascopubs.org)

"The new nomogram is more contemporary, provides predictions that reach further in time and, compared with its alternative, which predicts at 2 and 5 years, generates 3.1% and 2.8% more accurate predictions, respectively. "

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