Kidney cancer treatment with chemotherapy

Chemotherapy for kidney cancer slows the growth rate of the malignant tumor and reduces its size. That often makes it possible and simplifies further surgical treatment. As a result, the symptoms decrease, and the quality of life improves. Chemotherapy is also carried out to prevent relapses and destroy metastases affecting the kidney and neighboring tissues.  In most cases, the treatment is combined with other methods of exposure. That is because tumors have a reasonably low susceptibility to most drugs. After a mandatory examination, the physician, having information about the type of kidney tumor, its stage, localization, and size, decides on treatment and selects the appropriate medications, dosage, and injection scheme.  The chemotherapy regimen, as a rule, includes several drugs with different mechanisms to destroy cancer cells. Thanks to the combination of drugs, it is possible to achieve maximum therapeutic effectiveness. Chemotherapy medications are administered either in tablets or intramuscular injections. The number and duration of chemotherapy courses depend on the selected drugs, their tolerability by the patient, and the tumor's reaction, varying from several weeks to 3. 5 months.