Objective:Several inflammatory markers have been studied as potential biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma(RCC),however few reports have analyzed their prognostic value in aggregate and in non-clear cell histologies.We ...Objective:Several inflammatory markers have been studied as potential biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma(RCC),however few reports have analyzed their prognostic value in aggregate and in non-clear cell histologies.We hypothesize that a combination of specific inflammatory markers into an RCC Inflammatory Score(RISK)could serve as a rigorous prognostic indicator of overall survival(OS)in patients with clear cell and non-clear cell RCC.Methods:Combination of preoperative C-reactive protein(CRP),albumin,erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),corrected calcium,and aspartate transaminase to alanine transaminase(AST/ALT)ratio was used to develop RISK.RISK was developed using grid-search methodology,receiver-operating-characteristic(ROC)analysis,and sensitivity-specificity trade-off analysis.Prognostic value of RISK was analyzed using the KaplaneMeier method and Cox proportional regression models.Predictive accuracy was compared with RISK to Size,Size,Grade,and Necrosis(SSIGN)score,University of California-LOS Angeles(UCLA)Integrated Staging System(UISS),and Leibovich Prognosis Score(LPS).展开更多
Objective:We used population-based data to examine the possible benefit of extended lymphadenectomy for patients with renal malignancy in the setting of more advanced disease.Methods:The Surveillance,Epidemiology,and ...Objective:We used population-based data to examine the possible benefit of extended lymphadenectomy for patients with renal malignancy in the setting of more advanced disease.Methods:The Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results(SEER)database was utilized to identify non-metastatic,T3-T4 renal cancer patients from 2004-2015 treated with removal of≥1 lymph node at the time of nephrectomy.Non-parametric bivariate statistics were used to assess associations between covariates of interest and extended lymphadenectomy(≥10 lymph nodes removed).Cancer-specific survival(CSS)and overall survival(OS)benefit was evaluated using Kaplane-Meier analysis.Results:Of the 4397 patients identified,816(18.6%)underwent extended lymphadenectomy.For patients with T3a disease,5-year CSS and OS benefit with extended lymphadenectomy did not reach statistical significance(CSS:hazard ratio[HR]0.98,95%confidence interval[CI]0.77-1.24;OS:HR 0.96,95%CI 0.77-1.20).Conversely,for those with T3b-T3c disease,extended lymphadenectomy led to statistically significant improvements in both 5-year CSS and OS compared to non-extended lymphadenectomy(CSS:HR 0.78,95%CI 0.61-0.99;OS:HR 0.72,95%CI 0.58-0.90).Finally,for those with T4 disease,use of extended lymphadenectomy had OS benefit after 5 years(OS:HR 0.51,HR 0.29-0.90,p = 0.02).Conclusion:Based on population-level data,extended lymphadenectomy was associated with improved survival in select patients with advanced renal malignancy treated with surgical nephrectomy.Understanding the basis of these real-world findings in the face of conflicting randomized trial results will be key,moving forward.展开更多
文摘Objective:Several inflammatory markers have been studied as potential biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma(RCC),however few reports have analyzed their prognostic value in aggregate and in non-clear cell histologies.We hypothesize that a combination of specific inflammatory markers into an RCC Inflammatory Score(RISK)could serve as a rigorous prognostic indicator of overall survival(OS)in patients with clear cell and non-clear cell RCC.Methods:Combination of preoperative C-reactive protein(CRP),albumin,erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),corrected calcium,and aspartate transaminase to alanine transaminase(AST/ALT)ratio was used to develop RISK.RISK was developed using grid-search methodology,receiver-operating-characteristic(ROC)analysis,and sensitivity-specificity trade-off analysis.Prognostic value of RISK was analyzed using the KaplaneMeier method and Cox proportional regression models.Predictive accuracy was compared with RISK to Size,Size,Grade,and Necrosis(SSIGN)score,University of California-LOS Angeles(UCLA)Integrated Staging System(UISS),and Leibovich Prognosis Score(LPS).
基金the American Cancer Society during completion of this project(MSRG-18-1-CPHPS).
文摘Objective:We used population-based data to examine the possible benefit of extended lymphadenectomy for patients with renal malignancy in the setting of more advanced disease.Methods:The Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results(SEER)database was utilized to identify non-metastatic,T3-T4 renal cancer patients from 2004-2015 treated with removal of≥1 lymph node at the time of nephrectomy.Non-parametric bivariate statistics were used to assess associations between covariates of interest and extended lymphadenectomy(≥10 lymph nodes removed).Cancer-specific survival(CSS)and overall survival(OS)benefit was evaluated using Kaplane-Meier analysis.Results:Of the 4397 patients identified,816(18.6%)underwent extended lymphadenectomy.For patients with T3a disease,5-year CSS and OS benefit with extended lymphadenectomy did not reach statistical significance(CSS:hazard ratio[HR]0.98,95%confidence interval[CI]0.77-1.24;OS:HR 0.96,95%CI 0.77-1.20).Conversely,for those with T3b-T3c disease,extended lymphadenectomy led to statistically significant improvements in both 5-year CSS and OS compared to non-extended lymphadenectomy(CSS:HR 0.78,95%CI 0.61-0.99;OS:HR 0.72,95%CI 0.58-0.90).Finally,for those with T4 disease,use of extended lymphadenectomy had OS benefit after 5 years(OS:HR 0.51,HR 0.29-0.90,p = 0.02).Conclusion:Based on population-level data,extended lymphadenectomy was associated with improved survival in select patients with advanced renal malignancy treated with surgical nephrectomy.Understanding the basis of these real-world findings in the face of conflicting randomized trial results will be key,moving forward.