Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2010) – Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers will present three abstracts at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) that demonstrate progress in the use of the R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Scoring to characterize renal mass anatomy and allow standardization of surgical decision-making and comparison of outcomes in patients with kidney cancers.

PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2010) – Lung cancer rates are increasing substantially in women, particularly in non-smoking women, with no known reason for the increase. Now researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center may have uncovered a critical piece in the puzzle.

Fox Chase Researchers Continue Commitment to Rare GIST Tumors

Several enrolling clinical trials are exploring avenues to overcoming TKI resistance.

The management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) was revolutionized with the introduction of tyrosine kinase