The cortex and medulla make up the parenchyma, or functional tissue, of the kidney. The central region of the kidney contains the renal pelvis, which is located in the renal sinus, and is continuous with the ureter. The renal pelvis is a large cavity that collects the urine as it is produced.
PROVENGE is an immunotherapy IMMUNOTHERAPYTreatment that helps the immune system (the bodyâs natural defense) fight disease.Closethat takes the patientâs own immune cells and reprograms them to attack his advanced prostate cancer. This process delivers a treatment designed just for each patient.
Currently, two competitors in the arena for the metastatic hormone resistant prostate cancer market are Provenge (sipuleucel-T) and Zytiga(abiraterone), but the competitors are not evenly matched. First of all, the two drugs are not in the same drug class: Provenge, made by Dendreon, is a form of immunotherapy, and it is the only drug for advanced prostate cancer that can make this claim. It is sometimes referred to as a vaccine for treatment of prostate cancer and is also the only immunotherapy drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of advanced prostate cancer.