The world's most respected fully accredited kidney cancer
charity  Therapies for Advanced Kidney Cancer  Sometimes
surgical treatment alone is not sufficient for kidney cancer. If
you had metastatic disease (cancer that has spread to other
organs) when you were diagnosed, or if you have developed
metastatic cancer since your nephrectomy, your doctor will most
likely recommend additional treatment. The most commonly used
treatments for kidney cancer are various forms of “targeted
therapies” or immunotherapy. Targeted therapies — so-called
because they “target” cancer at the cellular level — have
expanded the options for the treatment of kidney cancer. Other
traditional, but less-often used, treatments include radiation
therapy and chemotherapy. Several investigational therapies,
including vaccine therapy, are also available.  If you are a
patient experiencing side effects from any of the FDA-approved
medications that follow, the Kidney Cancer Association’s Nurse
Telephone Information Service may be able to ans