Hello, Posting on behalf of a family member. Diagnosed with RCC in summer, had a radical nephrectomy and on adjuvant immunotherapy - taking Pembrozulimab. Started on immunotherapy in September, at this time kidney function (eGRF) was around 58, quite...
So after a year of immunotherapy after a radical in March 2024 I have just had a recorrence in the renal bed around 2cm . I was stage 3 grade 3 so when my oncologist asked for a face to face after a scan instead of a phone call I feared the worst . I...
Looking for hope. Does anyone have any positive outcomes regarding immunotherapy for metastatic kidney cancer? thanks x
Hi. When is it too late for treatment. My mum has been having scans and tests since February. She has a lung biopsy and now she’s needing a kidney biopsy but we’re still waiting for an appointment. She has now had an appointment come for Thursday to see...
I had a nephrectomy the end of February and was told at my follow up appointment that the 11cm mass I had was chromophobe cancer, successfully removed with the kidney and no further treatment needed. I’ve since had a kidney function test and the result...
Hi did you have intermittent blood in your urine like a period was it brown and red and after some days did it go away then return a month or two later then repeats ?
My husband despite having a fairly tricky time recovering from total nephrectomy op has now fully recovered some 3 months on. He has now been diagnosed with a small secondary in his right lung. The proposal from the oncologist with the approval of thoracic...
Hello, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer that had metastasized to my lymph nodes in early 2025. Since then, I’ve been undergoing treatment with Pembrolizumab (immunotherapy) and Axitinib. The treatment has been effective—all the metastases have disappeared...
Hi everyone, I've been on immunotherapy Atezolizumab since September 25, every month I noticed another increase in my weight and I wasn't overly worried as I know my weight can yo-yo a bit. At the start of the year I had to have a break from treatment...
Hello everyone. New here. A month ago I had a routine annual medical check at work and the echo showed a mass on my left kidney. Went to consult a urologist at the hospital, urine test and blood test and consultation. He said the mass is around 2cm...
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