PURPOSE: Guidelines suggest less favorable cancer control outcomes for local tumor destruction in T1a renal cell carcinoma patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm. We compared cancer-specific mortality between cryoablation vs heat-based thermal ablation in patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm, as well as in patients with tumor size ≤3 cm. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (2004-2018), we identified patients with clinical T1a stage renal cell carcinoma treated with cryoablation or heat-based thermal ablation. After up to 2:1 ratio propensity score matching between patients treated with cryoablation vs heat-based thermal ablation, we addressed cancer-specific mortality relying on competing risks regression models, adjusted for other-cause mortality and other covariates (age, tumor size, tumor grade, and histological subtype). RESULTS: Of 1,468 assessable patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm, 1,080 vs 388 were treated with cryoablation vs heat-based thermal ablation, respectively. After up to 2:1 propensity score matching that resulted in 757 cryoablations vs 388 heat-based thermal ablations, in multivariable competing risks regression models, heat-based thermal ablation was associated with higher cancer-specific mortality (HR:2.02, P < .001), relative to cryoablation. Of 4,468 assessable patients with tumor size ≤3 cm, 3,354 vs 1,114 were treated with cryoablation vs heat-based thermal ablation, respectively. After up to 2:1 propensity score matching that resulted in 2,217 cryoablations vs 1,114 heat-based thermal ablations, in multivariable competing risks regression models, heat-based thermal ablation was not associated with higher cancer-specific mortality (HR:1.13, P = .5) relative to cryoablation. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings corroborated that in cT1a patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm, cancer-specific mortality is twofold higher after heat-based thermal ablation vs cryoablation. Conversely, in patients with tumor size ≤3 cm either ablation technique is equally valid. These findings should be considered at clinical decision making and informed consent.
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- karcinom z renálních buněk * chirurgie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory ledvin * chirurgie MeSH
- vysoká teplota MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: Large-scale analyses addressing cancer-specific mortality (CSM) in T1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients treated with local tumor destruction (LTD), relative to partial nephrectomy (PN), are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To compare CSM after LTD versus PN. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2004-2018), we identified patients with clinical T1a stage RCC treated with LTD or PN. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES: After 1:1 ratio propensity score matching (PSM) between patients treated with LTD versus PN, competing risks regression (CRR) models addressed CSM, after adjustment for other-cause mortality (OCM) and other covariates (age, tumor size, tumor grade, and histological subtype). RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: Relative to the 35 984 PN patients, 5936 LTD patients were older and more frequently harbored unknown RCC histological subtype or unknown grade. After 1:1 PSM that resulted in 5352 LTD versus 5352 PN patients, the 10-yr CSM rate was 8.7% versus 5.5%. In multivariable CRR models, LTD was associated with higher CSM, relative to PN (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.58, p < 0.001). Subgroup analyses revealed invariably higher CSM after LTD versus PN in patients with tumor size ≤3 cm (10-yr CSM 7.2% vs 5.3%, multivariable HR: 1.47, p < 0.001) and in patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm (10-yr CSM 11.4% vs 6.1%, multivariable HR: 1.72, p < 0.001). Lack of information regarding earlier cancer controls, retreatment, tumor location within the kidney, and type of surgery represented limitations. CONCLUSIONS: In T1a RCC patients, LTD is invariably associated with higher CSM relative to PN, even after adjustment for OCM and all available patient and tumor characteristics, and regardless of tumor size considerations. However, the magnitude of CSM disadvantage was more pronounced in LTD patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm than in those with tumor size ≤3 cm. PATIENT SUMMARY: In patients with small renal masses, we observed higher cancer-specific death rates for local tumor destruction (LTD) than for partial nephrectomy. The LTD disadvantage was more pronounced for patients with tumor size 3.1-4 cm, but was also present in those with tumor size ≤3 cm.
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- karcinom z renálních buněk * patologie MeSH
- ledviny chirurgie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory ledvin * patologie MeSH
- nefrektomie metody MeSH
- proporcionální rizikové modely MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: We tested for other-cause mortality (OCM) differences according to race/ethnicity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Such differences may affect treatment considerations. METHODS: Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Research Plus repository (2000-2018), we identified clear cell (ccmRCC) and non-clear cell (non-ccmRCC) mRCC patients and stratified according to race/ethnicity: Caucasian vs. Hispanic vs. African American vs. Asian. Poisson smoothed cumulative incidence plots and competing risks regression (CRR) models addressing OCM, after adjustment for cancer-specific mortality , were fitted. Subsequently, multivariable logistic regression models tested access to cytoreductive nephrectomy (CNT) and systemic therapy (ST). RESULTS: Of 10,958 ccmRCC patients, 7,892 (72%), 1,743 (16%), 688 (6%), and 635 (6%) were Caucasian, Hispanic, African American, and Asian, respectively. Of 1,239 non-ccmRCC patients, 799 (64%), 106 (9%), 278 (22%), and 56 (5%) were Caucasian, Hispanic, African American, and Asian, respectively. In multivariable CRR models, OCM was higher in African Americans vs. Caucasians in ccmRCC (HR:1.55; CI:1.19-2.01; P < 0.001) and in non-ccmRCC (HR:1.54; CI:1.01-2.35; P = 0.04). In multivariable logistic regression models, African Americans with ccmRCC were less likely to undergo CNT (OR:0.72, CI:0.60-0.86; P < 0.001), but more likely to undergo ST (OR:1.34, CI:1.11-1.61; P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective analysis, African Americans with ccmRCC and non-ccmRCC exhibited higher OCM than Caucasians. Based on higher OCM, African Americans were less likely to undergo CNT, but more likely to benefit from ST.
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- dostupnost zdravotnických služeb MeSH
- etnicita MeSH
- karcinom z renálních buněk * patologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory ledvin * patologie MeSH
- program SEER MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: For patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma (nmRCC) treated with nephrectomy, prediction of cancer-specific mortality (CSM) by T stage and substage has not been validated for the separate histological subtypes. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ability of pathological T stage and substage to predict CSM for patients with clear-cell, papillary, or chromophobe nmRCC treated with nephrectomy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Using the SEER database for 2004-2016, we identified 87 149 patients with T1-4 N0/X M0 nmRCC treated with nephrectomy for the clear-cell (65 715; 75.4%), papillary (14 587; 16.7%), or chromophobe (6847; 7.9%) histological subtype. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Kaplan-Meier plots and Cox regression models were used to estimate CSM. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: For all three histological subtypes, patients with T1a-T3a disease exhibited more favorable CSM than patients with T3b-T4 RCC. For clear-cell RCC, there were clinically meaningful and statistically significant differences for virtually all intergroup comparisons among T1a-T3a stages. For papillary T1a-T3a RCC, clinically meaningful differences disappeared, although the statistical significance remained. For chromophobe T1a-T3a RCC, no clinically meaningful or statistically significant differences were observed. For all three histological subtypes, patients with T3b-T4 RCC exhibited virtually uniformly unfavorable CSM, with no clinically meaningful intergroup CSM differences. CONCLUSION: The use of T stage and substage for stratification of patients with nmRCC treated with nephrectomy revealed differences in CSM among T1a-T3a cases, but not T3b-T4. The magnitude of the CSM difference was greatest for clear-cell, intermediate for papillary, and marginal for chromophobe RCC. PATIENT SUMMARY: For patients with kidney cancer, the stage of their disease assessed after surgery on the affected kidney can predict how likely they are to die from their cancer. This prediction varies for different subtypes of kidney cancer.
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- karcinom z renálních buněk * patologie MeSH
- ledviny patologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory ledvin * patologie MeSH
- nefrektomie MeSH
- proporcionální rizikové modely MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
We hypothesized that pT3a stage at nephrectomy can be accurately predicted in cT1N0M0 clear cell-renal cell carcinoma (cc-RCC) patients. Of 236 patients, treated with either partial or radical nephrectomy (2005-2019), 25 (10.6%) harbored pT3a stage. Multivariable logistic regression models predicting pT3a were fitted using age, tumor size, tumor location and exophytic rate. The new model was 81% accurate. In calibration plots, minimal departures from ideal prediction were recorded. In decision curve analyses, a net-benefit throughout all threshold probabilities was recorded relative to the treat-all or treat-none strategies. Using a probability cut-off of 21% for presence of pT3a stage, 38 patients (16.1%) were identified, in whom pT3a rate was 36.8%. Conversely, in 198 patients (83.9%) below that cut-off, the rate of pT3a was 5.6%. Alternative user-defined cut-offs may be selected. The new model more accurately identifies a subgroup of cT1N0M0 cc-RCC patients with substantially higher risk of pT3a stage than average.
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- karcinom z renálních buněk patologie chirurgie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory ledvin patologie chirurgie MeSH
- nefrektomie metody MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- staging nádorů MeSH
- statistické modely MeSH
- tumor burden MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
