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Figlin (medicine, urology, University of California-Los Angeles) presents a review of present and future surgical approaches and methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of kidney cancer. Internationally recognized specialists of this disease describe new surgical approaches, such as nephron sparing and minimally invasive techniques, look at therapeutic options including gene and antibody therapy, and report on advances in the understanding of the molecular genetics related to various types of kidney cancer.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1 Molecular Genetics of Kidney Cancer 3
2 Mechanisms of Immune Dysfunction in Renal Cell Carcinoma 29
3 New Algorithms for the Staging of Kidney Cancer 53
4 Basic Biology and Clinical Behavior of Kidney Cancer 69
5 Nephron Sparing Surgery 93
6 Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy and Minimally Invasive Surgery for Kidney Cancer 99
7 Role of Nephrectomy in Metastatic Kidney Cancer 119
8 Prognostic Factors for Metastatic Kidney Cancer 139
9 Interleukin-2 Based Therapy for Kidney Cancer 155
10 The Role of Systemic Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Kidney Cancer 173
11 Cell, Gene, and Vaccine Based Strategies in Kidney Cancer 183
12 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy of Kidney Cancer 199
13 Allogeneic Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation for Cytokine Refractory Renal Cell Carcinoma 213
14 Novel Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma 227
Index 239