In five years, in Italy, people alive after being diagnosed with kidney cancer have increased by 15%. There were about 125,2018 in 144, to become 400,2022 in <>.
More than 50% of patients diagnosed at an early stage recover. In 30% of cases the disease is detected at an advanced or metastatic stage and in another 25-30% it recurs after surgery performed with curative intent. Once the therapeutic options were scarce, also because in this neoplasia chemotherapy has always been ineffective and its use is scarce. Today there are numerous effective tools to be included in a treatment strategy that sees surgery, targeted therapies and immunotherapy, significantly improving the ability to control metastatic cancer.
The goal for experts is to make advanced renal cell carcinoma chronic, ensuring a good quality of life. Patients diagnosed with advanced disease can live a long time, in fact almost 50% today are alive at 5 years and, in some cases, we begin to talk about healing. To take stock are the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (Aiom) and the National Association of Kidney Cancer (Anture), which from the Congress of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) underway in Chicago, launch the national awareness campaign, realized with the unconditional support of Ipsen, to make known the progress of research. Webinars, social media activities and a dedicated portal will be realized.
"The increase in survival and the number of patients alive after diagnosis is due to the introduction of innovative targeted therapies and immunoncology which, in almost twenty years, have made it possible to successfully combat cases of advanced disease - says Saverio Cinieri, president of Aiom -. Therapeutic innovation has revolutionized clinical practice. With this campaign we want to improve the level of awareness of patients and citizens on the progress of research. Without forgetting the role of lifestyles. It is proven that physical activity is able to reduce the risk of developing the disease by up to 22%. Even in patients who have already been diagnosed, movement can improve treatment outcomes by 15%
