"Clinicians performing tumor biopsy need to ensure that there’s adequate tissue for both diagnosis and NGS testing. Having immediate pathology review of biopsy specimens in the operating room can ...

Oncology leaders appearing in Atlanta, Georgia, including several from Winship Cancer Institute from Emory University School of Medicine, show how NGS biomarkers and MRD reshape NSCLC and hematology ...

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...

A race-specific algorithm designed to assess kidney function for individuals awaiting transplants jeopardized critical treatment for some Black Americans. An exclusive report by the Associated Press ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

eGFR equations significantly overestimate renal function in patients with renal masses when compared with 24-hour CrCl-derived measured GFR, particularly near clinically meaningful thresholds. This ...

For many people with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a condition in which immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies accumulate in the kidneys and trigger inflammation, kidney function stays stable for many years. For ...

Feasibility of induction chemoimmunotherapy (ID chemo-IO) followed by chemoradiation for locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is new hope for thousands of African Americans waiting for a new kidney. A test to determine placement on a transplant waiting list has been deemed flawed. The finding will have ...

Despite the fact that albuminuria represents a key risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), even in the absence of reduced filtration, testing for the condition is low among adult patients with ...