Recent Advances for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 2018 Review

Erik P. Castle, MD, FACS

Erik P. Castle, MD, presented “Recent Advances for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 2018 Review” during the 27th Annual Perspectives in Urology: Point Counterpoint on November 9, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

How to cite: Castle, Erik P. “Recent Advances for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 2018 Review” November 9, 2018. Accessed Jan 2026. https://grandroundsinurology.com/recent-advances-for-renal-cell-carcinoma-a-2018-review/

Recent Advances for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 2018 Review – Summary: #

Erik P. Castle, MD, highlights recent advances in surgery, individualized medicines, and immunotherapies for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). He reviews updates in genetic sequencing and CAR-T cell therapy, as well as developing role of cancer-associated macrophage-like cells (CAMLs), in these patients.

About Perspectives in Urology: Point Counterpoint#

Perspectives in Urology: Point Counterpoint (PCP) is an annual CME-accredited conference devoted to discussing and debating the latest topics in men’s health, general urology, and genitourinary cancers. The conference’s format includes more than didactic lectures. It also includes debates, point-counterpoint discussion panels, and unique case-based presentations. Dr. Castle presented this lecture during the 27th PCP in 2018. Please visit this page in order to register for future PCP meetings.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Erik P. Castle, MD, FACS

Professor of Urology at Mayo Clinic | + posts

Erik P. Castle, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. His surgical expertise includes minimally invasive urologic oncology, including robot-assisted radical cystectomy, prostatectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, and partial nephrectomy. He has demonstrated many of these procedures internationally, as he pioneered robot cystectomy as well as robot RPLND. He directs the International Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Program in Mexico on behalf of the American Urologic Association (AUA), and also serves on several committees and guideline panels within the American Urologic Association. He is on the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Panel for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) as well.

About The Author

Erik P. Castle, MD, FACS

Erik P. Castle, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. His surgical expertise includes minimally invasive urologic oncology, including robot-assisted radical cystectomy, prostatectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, and partial nephrectomy. He has demonstrated many of these procedures internationally, as he pioneered robot cystectomy as well as robot RPLND. He directs the International Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Program in Mexico on behalf of the American Urologic Association (AUA), and also serves on several committees and guideline panels within the American Urologic Association. He is on the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Panel for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) as well. Dr. Castle is the Director of the Desert Mountain Care Prostate Cancer Research Fund and the Principal Investigator of his lab housed at the Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building. His basic science research is focused on novel secondary hormonal therapies of prostate cancer and apoptotic pathways related to manipulations of the androgen and estrogen receptors. He also directs the prospectively collected genitourinary biorepository at Mayo Clinic Arizona, which houses over 40,000 specimens.

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