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Advanced patient age is associated with inferior cancer-specific survival after radical nephroureterectomy.

Authors :
Shahrokh F. Shariat
Guilherme Godoy
Yair Lotan
Michael Droller
Pierre I. Karakiewicz
Jay D. Raman
Hendrik Isbarn
Weizer, Alon
Remzi, Mesut
Roscigno, Marco
Kikuchi, Eiji
Bolenz, Christian
Bensalah, Karim
Koppie, Theresa M.
Kassouf, Wassim
Wheat, Jeffrey C.
Zigeuner, Richard
Langner, Cord
Wood, Christopher G.
Margulis, Vitaly
Source :
BJU International; Jun2010, Vol. 105 Issue 12, p1672-1677, 6p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

Study Type – Prognosis (case series) Level of Evidence 4 OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of patient age on outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Data were collected on 1453 patients treated with RNU at 13 centres. Pathological slides were reviewed by dedicated genitourinary pathologists according to standardized criteria. Age at RNU was analysed both as a continuous and categorical variable (<50, n = 85; 50–59.9, n = 229; 60–69.9, n = 416; 70–79.9, n = 523; ≥80 years, n = 200). RESULTS Patients aged <50 years were less likely to have undergone previous ureteroscopy and to have a history of bladder cancer ( P ≤ 0.026). Advanced age was associated with infiltrative architecture and female gender ( P ≤ 0.003). Patients aged >70 years were less likely to undergo lymphadenectomy and to receive adjuvant chemotherapy ( P ≤ 0.026). In multivariable analyses, being older was associated with decreased all-cause (AC) survival (>60 years) and cancer-specific survival (CSS; >80 years) after controlling for the effects of standard pathological features ( P ≤ 0.006). However, addition of age did not improve the predictive accuracy of a base model that included standard pathological features for prediction of either disease recurrence, AC survival or CSS. CONCLUSIONS Being older at the time of RNU was associated with decreased survival. This finding could be due to a change in the biological potential of the tumour cell, a decrease in the host’s defence mechanisms, or differences in care patterns. Further work is needed to improve our understanding of UTUC outcomes in this growing segment of the population and to develop strategies to improve cancer control in the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14644096
Volume :
105
Issue :
12
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
BJU International
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
50826086
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09072.x