Presumed radically treated renal cell carcinomaRecurrence of the disease and prognostic factors for subsequent survival

Autor: Christian Beisland, Hans Olav Beisland, Per Christian Medby
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. 38:299-305
ISSN: 1651-2065
0036-5599
DOI: 10.1080/00365590410028818
Popis: To gain knowledge about when, where and how metastases after presumed radical treatment for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are detected, and to use this information to establish a follow-up programme for radically treated RCC. Further aims were to establish survival rates, together with identifying prognostic factors influencing survival for different groups of patients after recurrence of the disease.A retrospective study of 305 pT1-4N0M0/pT1-4NxM0 (clinically N0) tumours treated with nephrectomy was performed.A total of 89 patients (29.2%) developed metastases, with a median time to recurrence of 25.1 months. Within 5 years, 80% of the metastases had been detected. The lungs were the commonest metastatic site. A total of 34.8% of the recurrences were diagnosed as a result of routine follow-up. Median cancer-specific survival (CSS) after recurrence was 9.8 months. For patients with a disease-free interval (DFI)or =24 months the median CSS was 35 months. In a univariate analysis, performance status, DFIor =24 months, metastases in a single organ, primary tumour sizeor =70 mm, primary tumour stage pT1-2 and age65 years were all associated with better survival. In a multivariate analysis, performance status, DFI and number of organs affected were independent predictors of survival.The information from this material is used to suggest a simple, but adequate, follow-up protocol. Easily accessible information can be used to identify groups with different prognoses regarding survival after recurrence of the disease.
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