Introduction: Combination therapies of immune checkpoint and tyrosine kinase inhibitors for end-stage kidney disease and patients on hemodialysis need careful consideration as few case reports provide suitable management decisions.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man who had undergone hemodialysis for 6 years due to nephrosclerosis. Avelumab plus axitinib combination therapy was performed for repeated lung metastasis, and a complete response was achieved without major side effects.
A 73-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma underwent a left-sided open radical nephrectomy at our center. The pathological diagnosis was Fuhrman Grade 2, stage pT3a, clear cell renal cell carcinoma. A follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan revealed lung metastases 9 months after the surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of age on applicability of the location compatibility principle to the design of display and control systems were discussed. A dual-task experiment was conducted, in which the primary task was first-order tracking. The secondary tasks included control of an air conditioner, the operation of a radio and the operation of a CD/MD, by means of either a steering wheel-mounted switch or a console-mounted switch.
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