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International Kidney Cancer Coalition
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International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC) is the only global collaboration of patient groups working to reduce the burden of kidney cancer.
https://ikcc.org/
We are excited to once again collaborate with @theaacr.bsky.social to support the AACR Scholar-in-Training Award. This award is focused on supporting early-career researchers from around the world to attend the AACR Annual Meeting and participate in this premier clinical event. (1/3)
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We are looking forward to attending the European Cancer Summit 2025. The Coalition will be represented by Claudia Ungarelli, the new Vice-Chair of IKCC, at the annual event of the European Cancer Organisation. #EuropeanCancerSummit
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us in recognising Malnutrition Awareness Week. We’re looking forward to learning about this important issue during a webinar on Thursday, which includes Karin Kastrati from Nierenkrebs-Netzwerk Deutschland (IKCC Partner Organization): european-nutrition.org/landing-page... #MAW2025
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are looking forward to the World Cancer Leaders' Summit 2025 next week in Melbourne. Olivier Exertier, Anne Wilson and Carmen Vallejo Auste will represent IKCC at this event organised by UICC.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It’s been a busy month for us at IKCC! Read all the latest in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/ikcc/newslet... #KidneyCancer
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
People with kidney cancer are concerned about kidney function. (1/4)
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
IKCC Medical Advisory Board member Prof Laurence Albiges and others spoke about long-term survival in advanced renal cell carcinoma at #ESMO25. Watch the video here: oncologypro.esmo.org/video-series... (ESMO account required) @myesmo.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
LAST CHANCE TO PROVIDE YOUR OPINION. Following an event at #ESMO25 in Berlin, the Global Cancer Coalitions Network (GCCN) and Ipsen are running a survey on Shared Decision-Making in Oncology. (1/2)
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
IKCC is pleased to share the Summary of Kidney Cancer Highlights from #ESMO25 created by members of the IKCC Medical Advisory Board. Learn more in this LinkedIn article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec... #KidneyCancer
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Some affiliates of the @ikccorg.bsky.social attended the recent European Society for Medical Oncology Congress which was in Berlin. They attended to keep dated with the care and treatment of patients with #kidneycancer
To read the kidney cancer highlights:
actionkidneycancer.org/kidney-cance...
Kidney Cancer Highlights from ESMO 2025 - Action Kidney Cancer
This year’s European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress was held from 17-21 October 2025, in Berlin, Germany. The International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC) went to the meeting to keep up ...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
IKCC presented a poster discussing results from the 2025 Global Patient Survey at #JADPROLive. This poster focused on shared decision-making and patient understanding of their #KidneyCancer and treatment options, as well as the patient adherence with oral targeted therapies as prescribed. (1/2)
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
IKCC was happy to represent the voice of #KidneyCancer patients at the Patient Advocate Council organised by the Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO). APSHO is actively engaging patient advocates to bring the patient voice to its members. (1/2)
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Following an event last week at #ESMO25 in Berlin, the Global Cancer Coalitions Network (GCCN) and Ipsen are running a survey on Shared Decision-Making in Oncology. IKCC kindly invites you to complete the survey by the end of October 2025. (1/2)
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We were honoured to present a poster at #ESMO25 on the IKCC Global Patient Survey. You can read the Highlights Report on our website: ikcc.org/wp-content/u...

Photo: Olivier Exertier (IKCC), Salvatore La Rosa (Kidney Cancer Association) and Eric Jonasch (IKCC).

#KidneyCancer
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Under the guidance of Axel Bex (Vice-Chair of IKCC MAB), key opinion leaders in #KidneyCancer convened at #ESMO25 in Berlin to discuss the next steps for the International Neoadjuvant Kidney Cancer Consortium.
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of IKCC convened at #ESMO25 in Berlin to discuss priorities for 2026. The MAB Chair, Dr Stênio de Cássio Zequi (Brazil), and Vice-Chair, Prof Axel Bex (UK/NL), expressed their gratitude to four colleagues who have completed their terms: (1/2)
October 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
To launch #ESMO25 in Berlin, the Global Cancer Coalitions Network (GCCN) and Ipsen organised a collaborative event on shared decision-making with other global cancer coalitions. (1/2)
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Olivier Exertier, IKCC’s Executive Director, presented yesterday in Barcelona, on behalf of the DISCERN project, his contribution to the Cluster "Understanding Risk Factors & Determinants" of cancer with the participation of five European consortia. (1/2)
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🌍 Join us in welcoming the @ikccorg.bsky.social to our Humanitarian PACT—a growing alliance of global partners committed to expanding access to cancer care in low- and middle-income countries.

🔗 Learn more about the Humanitarian PACT: themaxfoundation.org/humanitarian...

#TheMaxFoundation
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We are excited to announce a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Max Foundation. Learn more in this LinkedIn article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/max-fo... #KidneyCancer @themaxfoundation.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A course on Cancer Genomic Epidemiology is being organised by leaders from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO IARC) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Learn more: coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/cancer... #Cancer
Cancer Genomic Epidemiology — 20260216
Understanding Mutational Signatures of Cancer to Inform Prevention
coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
When asked if they were as involved as they wanted to be in decisions about their treatment, a majority (55%) said ‘Yes, definitely’ in the most recent Global Patient Survey. This is an increase from the last survey in 2022, when only 48% said the same. (1/2)
October 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We join with Digestive Cancers Europe and others around the world in recognising #WorldMentalHealthDay.

We’re proud to be involved with the #DISCERN project, which aims to discover the causes of three poorly understood cancers in Europe. Learn more below.

@digestivecancerseu.bsky.social
At DiCE, we proudly support initiatives like #DISCERN that seek to unravel the causes of complex cancers like CRC, renal, and pancreatic.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we honour the courage and resilience of everyone navigating cancer screening, diagnosis, or treatment.
October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We’re looking forward to #ESMO25 in Berlin! The IKCC team will include Dr Eric Jonasch, Claudia Ungarelli, Caleb Egwuenu and Olivier Exertier. Let’s connect!
📣 #ESMO25: Experience new programme tracks that address the most pressing challenges in oncology today and empower you to drive meaningful innovation in your practice.

Oncology is changing – and so are we.👉 Register today!

🔗 https://ow.ly/bx3R50X4cqQ
October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Board member Margie Hickey led the IKCC quarterly Connect and Share webinar, with participants joining from four continents. The topic discussed was how to work with the pharmaceutical industry. (1/2)
October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM