Topic
Kidney Cancer
Podcasts
Urology # 278Dec 2, 2025Shared Decision Making in GU Cancer Management
When it comes to GU cancers, fear and uncertainty often shape a patient’s treatment decisions well before the clinical data does. Dr. Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan of UNC Health sits down with host Dr. Ruchika Talwar to unpack why decision-making around small renal masses, low-risk prostate cancer, and other GU conditions can be so challenging. Dr. Tan explains the concept of decisional conflict, a patient’s internal uncertainty about the “right” course of action, and how it predicts downstream satisfaction and health outcomes.
- Urology # 263Oct 7, 2025
Renal Cancer Management: Tumor Board Discussion & Treatments
Kidney cancer management is evolving. How are experts adapting? In this installment of BackTable Tumor Board, Dr. Brandon Manley (Urologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center), Dr. Raquibul Hannan (Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern), and Dr. Rana McKay (Medical Oncology, UC San Diego) join guest host Mark Ball (Urologic Oncology, National Cancer Institute) to share their multidisciplinary perspectives on challenging, real-world kidney cancer cases.
Tumor Board # 23Sep 23, 2025Renal Cancer Management: Tumor Board Discussion & Treatments
Kidney cancer management is evolving. How are experts adapting? In this installment of BackTable Tumor Board, Dr. Brandon Manley (Urologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center), Dr. Raquibul Hannan (Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern), and Dr. Rana McKay (Medical Oncology, UC San Diego) join guest host Mark Ball (Urologic Oncology, National Cancer Institute) to share their multidisciplinary perspectives on challenging, real-world kidney cancer cases.
- Tumor Board # 14May 27, 2025
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pediatric Urologic Cancer Care
How can pediatric and adult urologists team up to tackle complex cancer cases? In this episode of the BackTable Tumor Board, host Dr. Amanda Buchanan, Division Chief of Pediatric Urology at the University of Kentucky, is joined by her colleagues Dr. Patrick Hensley, an adult urologic oncologist, and Dave Rodeberg, Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery. Their discussion centers around the importance of professional collaboration in urologic oncology care in order to improve patient outcomes.
- Tumor Board # 13May 27, 2025
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Renal Cancer Care
How can urologists and radiologists work together to improve kidney cancer treatment? In this episode, BackTable Tumor Board brings together Dr. Jason Abel (Professor of Urology and Radiology at the University of Wisconsin), Dr. Louis Hinshaw (Section Chief of Abdominal Imaging Intervention at the University of Wisconsin), and Dr. Ruchika Talwar (Assistant Professor of Urologic Oncology at Vanderbilt) for a multidisciplinary conversation regarding the treatment of renal tumors.
- Urology # 233May 19, 2025
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pediatric Urologic Cancer Care
How can pediatric and adult urologists team up to tackle complex cancer cases? In this episode of the BackTable Urology, host Dr. Amanda Buchanan, Division Chief of Pediatric Urology at the University of Kentucky, is joined by her colleagues Dr. Patrick Hensley, an adult urologic oncologist, and Dave Rodeberg, Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery. Their discussion centers around the importance of professional collaboration in urologic oncology care in order to improve patient outcomes.
- Urology # 228Apr 23, 2025
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Renal Cancer Care
This week we bring together urologists and radiologists to work towards a shared goal of innovating on kidney cancer care. Dr. Jason Abel, Professor of Urology and Radiology at the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Louis Hinshaw, Section Chief of Abdominal Imaging Intervention at the University of Wisconsin, join our host Dr. Ruchika Talwar for a multidisciplinary conversation regarding the treatment of renal tumors.
- Urology # 221Mar 18, 2025
Perioperative Therapy for RCC: Updates & Challenges
Sharpen your approach to high-risk renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In this episode of BackTable Urology, guest Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal from City of Hope joins host Dr. Aditya Bagrodia to discuss contemporary kidney cancer treatment and the complexities of perioperative therapy.
- Urology # 219Mar 11, 2025
GU ASCO Highlights: Key Takeaways for Clinicians
Do you need a recap of the latest urologic oncology research presented at GU ASCO 2025? This episode of BackTable Urology features a multidisciplinary discussion among three leading voices in urology and medical oncology – Drs. Bogdana Schmidt, Shilpa Gupta, and Ben Maughan – covering the most notable results presented at this year’s meeting.
Vascular & IR # 503Dec 20, 2024Cryoablation: A Patient’s Kidney Cancer Journey
For patients with early-stage cancer, minimally invasive image-guided therapies like cryoablation can be both life-altering and life-saving. Patient Clinton Lanier, a kidney cancer survivor who underwent multiple cryoablations, sits down with host Dr. Eric Keller to share his story and raise patient-provider awareness of the positive impacts IR brings.
- Urology # 178Jul 16, 2024
ASCO 2024: Game-Changing GU Oncology Updates in Bladder & Kidney Cancers
Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements and treatment strategies in the field of genitourinary oncology. In this episode of BackTable Urology, guest host Dr. Bogdana Schmidt, a urologic oncologist from the University of Utah, discusses takeaways from ASCO 2024 with Dr. Petros Grivas from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal from City of Hope.
- Urology # 149Jan 30, 2024
ESMO: Practice Changing Breakthroughs
This week on BackTable Urology, urologic oncologist Dr. Bogdana Schmidt (University of Utah) hosts a discussion with medical oncology experts Dr. Rana McKay (UC San Diego) and Dr. Neeraj Agarwal (University of Utah) on recent clinical trials from bladder, kidney, and prostate cancer research presented at the 2023 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Meeting.
- Urology # 134Nov 3, 2023
The Role of Renal Mass Biopsy in Modern Urology
In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Aditya Bagrodia and Dr. Christopher Anderson (Columbia University) discuss the diagnosis and workup of kidney cancer, including renal biopsy techniques.
- Urology # 126Oct 11, 2023
Radiation’s Evolving Role in Kidney Cancer: From Resistance to Relevance
This week on BackTable Urology, Dr. Aditya Bagrodia (UCSD), medical oncologist Dr. Rana McKay (UCSD) and radiation oncologist Dr. Shankar Siva (University of Melbourne) discuss the growing role of radiation therapy in kidney cancer treatment.
Industry # 47Mar 8, 2023Robotics in Interventional Oncology
In this episode, host Aaron Fritts interviews engineer Lucien Blondel, co-founder and CTO of Quantum Surgical. We discuss robotic applications for interventional oncology procedures and the Epione robot’s impacts on workflow and accuracy.
- Vascular & IR # 299Mar 8, 2023
Robotics in Interventional Oncology
In this episode, host Aaron Fritts interviews engineer Lucien Blondel, co-founder and CTO of Quantum Surgical. We discuss robotic applications for interventional oncology procedures and the Epione robot’s impacts on workflow and accuracy.
- Urology # 81Feb 16, 2023
Germline Testing in Kidney Cancer
In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Aditya Bagrodia, Dr. Ari Hakimi (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), and Dr. Nirmish Singla (Johns Hopkins University), discuss the value and indications for germline testing in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
- Urology # 56Sep 21, 2022
Adjuvant Therapy for Advanced Kidney Cancer: Who, What, When
In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Aditya Bagrodia speaks with urologist Dr. Karim Bensalah from the Universitaire de Rennes and medical oncologist Dr. Rana McKay from UC San Diego about adjuvant therapy for advanced kidney cancer.
- Vascular & IR # 159Oct 11, 2021
Renal Ablation Technique & Devices
Dr. Nainesh Parikh from Moffitt Cancer Center discusses his approach to ablation of small renal masses, including workup, technique, and device selection. He also tells us why he has the best job ever!
- Urology # 10Jul 1, 2021
Management of Locally Advanced Kidney Cancer
Dr. Aditya Bagrodia interviews Dr. Vitaly Margulis, professor of urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, about locally advanced kidney cancer. They discuss various topics including classification of locally advanced kidney cancers, various imaging modalities for staging cancer, special considerations for tumor-thrombus formation, targeted therapy vs. checkpoint inhibitors, and robotic vs. open nephrectomies.
- Vascular & IR # 41Apr 29, 2019
Teaming Up With Urology to Treat Renal Masses
Urologist Dr. Arthur Caire and IR Dr. Shelby Bennett discuss their approaches to treating renal masses, including ways in which IR and Urology collaborate, laparoscopic versus percutaneous ablation, follow-up imaging, and more.