The Extent of Lymphadenectomy does Affect Cancer Specific Survival in Pathologically Confirmed T4 Renal Cell Carcinoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umberto Capitanio ◽  
Rayan Matloob ◽  
Nazareno Suardi ◽  
Firas Abdollah ◽  
Fabio Castiglione ◽  
...  

Background Controversies exist regarding the effect of lymphadenectomy (LND) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We hypothesized that patients with locally advanced cancer invading beyond Gerota's fascia (pT4 Nany Many RCC) might benefit from an extended LND not only for staging but also for survival purposes. Materials and Methods Clinical and pathologic data were prospectively gathered in 1.847 patients treated at a single Academic Center, between 1987 and 2011. Only patients with pT4 RCC (TNM 2009, n=44, 2.4%) were included. Univariable (UVA) and multivariable (MVA) Cox regression analyses targeted the association between the number of lymph nodes removed and cancer specific mortality (CSM). Analyses were adjusted for age, Fuhrman grade, symptoms at presentation, metastases at diagnosis, ECOG performance status, tumor size, number of positive nodes, and presence of necrosis or sarcomatoid features. Results Mean number of nodes removed was 11.8 (median 8, range 1–37). Mean number of positive nodes was 4.8 (median 2, range 0–36). Cancer-specific survival rates at 1, 2 and 3 years of follow-up were 39.3%, 25.0% and 8.6%, respectively. When stratified for nodal status, cancer-specific survival rates at 1, 2 and 3 years of follow-up were 65.0, 36.1, and 9.0% vs. 13.3, 13.0, and 6.7%, for pN0 vs. pN+ cases, respectively (p=0.004). At MVA, after adjusting for all the possible confounders, the number of positive nodes resulted independently associated with CSM (HR 1.25, p=0.001). Interestingly, at MVA, the number of nodes removed achieved the independent predictor status, as well (HR 0.84, p=0.007) showing a protective effect on survival. The risk of dying increased of 16% every positive node found (p<0.001), and decreased of 8% every node removed (p=0.02) (Table II). Conclusions A more extended retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy at the time of nephrectomy statistically significantly decreased CSM in pT4 cases.


2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre I. Karakiewicz ◽  
Claudio Jeldres ◽  
Nazareno Suardi ◽  
George C. Hutterer ◽  
Paul Perrotte ◽  
...  

Objective: Based on combined data for 4880 patients, 2 previous studies reported that advanced age is a predictor of increased renal cell carcinoma–specific mortality (RCC-SM). We explored the effect of age in cubic spline analyses to identify the age groups with the most elevated risk for renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Methods: Our study included 3595 patients from 14 European centres who had partial or radical nephrectomies. We used the Kaplan–Meier method to compile life tables, and we performed Cox regression analyses to assess RCC-SM. Covariates included age at diagnosis, sex, TNM (tumour, node, metastasis) stage, tumour size, Fuhrman grade, symptom classification and histological subtype.Results: Age ranged from 10 to 89 (mean 63, median 67) years. The median duration of follow-up was 2.9 years. The median survival for the cohort was 13.4 years. Stage distribution was as follows: 1915 patients (53.3%) had stage I disease, 388 (10.8%) had stage II, 895 (24.9%) had stage III and 397 (11.0%) had stage IV disease. In multivariate analyses, we coded age at diagnosis as a cubic spline, and it achieved independent predictor status (p < 0.001). The risk of RCC-SM was lowest among patients younger than 50 years. We observed an increase in RCC-SM until the age of 50, at which point the level of risk reached a plateau. We observed a second increase among patients aged 75–89 years. We found similar patterns when we stratified patients according to the 2002 American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stages.Conclusion: The effect of age shows prognostic significance and indicates that follow-up and possibly secondary treatments might need to be adjusted according to the age of the patient.



2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16056-e16056
Author(s):  
Mauricio Cordeiro ◽  
Diogo Assed Bastos ◽  
Fabio Pescarmona Gallucci ◽  
Joao Arthur Brunhara Barbosa ◽  
Eder Nisi Ilario ◽  
...  

e16056 Background: Partial nephrectomy (PN) is the standard of care in the management of cT1a tumors, while radical nephrectomy (RN) is indicated in more advanced tumors. Recent studies provided evidence that PN could be performed in patients with tumors greater that 7 cm with complication rates and oncological outcomes comparable with those undergoing RN. This study compares the recurrence-free survival (RFS), overall (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) of PN and RN in patients with non-metastatic pathological T3a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with perirenal fat invasion only. Methods: We reviewed 1202 patients undergoing RN (n = 653) and PN (n = 549), at a oncological referral center, from January 2003 to June 2016. Of all patients, we identified 25 RN and 41 PN pT3a tumors with exclusively perirenal fat invasion. None had nodal or distant metastasis at pretreatment clinical staging. Patients characteristics were compared with Mann-Whitney U test and Student t-test for categorical and numeric variables with normal distribution, respectively. Both groups were compared for RFS, OS and CSS with a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Results: All patients included had pT3a stage with isolated perirenal fat invasion. Groups undergoing RN and PN were not significantly different regarding Charlson Comorbidity Index (Median 3 for RN vs 4 for PN, p = 0.24) or Age (Mean 65.3 for RN vs 62.0 for PN, p = 0.99). Patients undergoing RN had bigger tumors (7.9 cm vs 4.6, p < 0.001) and higher Fuhrman grade (p = 0.01). Median follow-up was 36 months for RN and 34 months for PN. At the end of follow-up, recurrence was seen in 3 patients undergoing RN (12%) and 2 undergoing PN (5%), p = 0.36. Mortality was similar across groups (16% for RN vs 15% for PN, p = 0.99) as well as Cancer-specific mortality (4% for RN vs. 5% for PN, p = 0.99). At the end of follow-up, RFS was 80% (20/25) for RN and 82% (34/41) for PN. Conclusions: In our data, renal cell carcinoma with T3 stage due to perirenal fat invasion exclusively had similar outcomes when treated with Radical or Partial Nephrectomy. OS as well as RFS were comparable for both surgical modalities, suggesting that, although RN is currently the gold standard for this staging, PN may provide similar oncologic results.





2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 030006052096123
Author(s):  
Xudong Guo ◽  
Hanbo Wang ◽  
Yuzhu Xiang ◽  
Xunbo Jin ◽  
Shaobo Jiang

Objective To compare the operative and oncologic outcomes between hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (HALRN) and laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) for large (stage ≥T2b) and locally advanced renal cell carcinoma. Methods We retrospectively collected data from patients who underwent HALRN or LRN for stage ≥T2b renal cell carcinoma from January 2011 to January 2018 in our institution. The patients’ demographics, perioperative parameters, and postoperative follow-up data were compared between the two groups. The survival outcome was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. Results The HALRN group comprised 78 patients, and the LRN group comprised 63 patients. The median operative duration was significantly shorter in the HALRN than LRN group. The two groups were equivalent in terms of the incision length, blood loss, complication rate, and duration of hospitalization. In the HALRN and LRN groups, the 5-year overall survival rates were 69.4% and 73.1%, the 5-year cancer-specific survival rates were 80.0% and 83.3%, and the 5-year progression-free survival rates were 66.4% and 74.7%, respectively, with no significant differences. Conclusions Compared with LRN, HALRN may offer a shorter operative duration and equivalent surgical outcomes without sacrificing oncological efficacy. In addition, HALRN has specific advantages for extremely large and complicated renal tumors.



2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wassim Kassouf ◽  
Robert Siemens ◽  
Christopher Morash ◽  
Louis Lacombe ◽  
Michael Jewett ◽  
...  


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 685-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhumitha Reddy ◽  
Ahmet Bindayi ◽  
Zachary Hamilton ◽  
Stephen Ryan ◽  
Kendrick Yim ◽  
...  

685 Background: Radical Nephrectomy (RN) has been the standard of care for complex and locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Efficacy of PN in the setting of pT3a pathologic upstaged disease is controversial. We compared oncologic and functional outcomes of RN and PN in patients with upstaged pT3a RCC. Methods: Multicenter retrospective analysis of patients with cT1−2N0M0 RCC undergoing RN or PN upstaged to pT3a postoperatively. Primary outcome was Overall Survival (OS), with secondary outcomes being Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) and eGFR < 60 at last follow-up. Results: 8185 patients were analyzed (mean follow up 48 months). 945 (11.5%) were upstaged to pT3a [686 (72.6%) RN, 243 (25.7%) PN]. Logistic regression analysis showed that increasing age, decreasing BMI, increasing intraoperative EBL, and positive margin increased the OR of all-cause mortality (all p < 0.05, Table). Kaplan Meier analysis (KMA) revealed 5−year OS for PN cT1→pT3a, RN cT1→pT3a, PN cT2→pT3a, RN cT2→pT3a of 64%, 65.2%, 56.4% and 55.2% respectively (p = 0.059). KMA revealed 5−year RFS for PN cT1→pT3a, RN cT1→pT3a, PN cT2→pT3a, RN cT2→pT3a of 79%, 74%, 70% and 51% respectively (p < 0.001). PN was associated with a decreased risk of GFR < 60 at follow up (39.6% vs. 59.5% for RN, p = 0.008) Conclusions: PN did not adversely affect oncologic outcomes in select patients who are upstaged to pT3a RCC from cT1 or cT2 disease, and may provide renal functional benefit. Improvements with respect to RFS for PN are most likely driven by selection bias. [Table: see text]



2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (27_suppl) ◽  
pp. 63-63
Author(s):  
Paulo Gustavo Bergerot ◽  
Cristiane Decat Bergerot ◽  
Nazli Dizman ◽  
Nicholas Salgia ◽  
Joann Hsu ◽  
...  

63 Background: Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) has been used to guide treatment selection in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). This study sought to determine if genomic alterations guided treatment and contributed to improved outcomes. Methods: From a single institution, patients (pts) diagnosed with mRCC who had CGP in the course of clinical care were identified. Pts were tested on a CLIAA-certified platform (FoundationOne; Cambridge, MA). Pts who died/initiated hospice within the 30 days after the test was performed or who were lost to follow-up were excluded. Duration of therapy (DOT) was measured as months between first and last day of therapy following CGP test. The Kaplan-Meier method was undertaken to estimate the association of CGP-directed therapy with overall survival (OS). Cox regression was also performed and adjusted for histologic subgroup. Results: A total of 64 patients underwent CGP between February 2014 and August 2018. From this group, 15 patients were excluded due to death/hospice within 30 d (n = 10) and lack of follow-up (n = 5). Median age at diagnosis was 60 years (range, 24-84), and 79% were male. Most patients (69%) were diagnosed with clear cell RCC. The median identified genomic alterations (GAs) was 3 (range, 0-7). The most common GAs were VHL (54%), PBRM1 (28%), TERT (21%), TP53 (15%), BAP1 (13%), and SETD2 (13%). Of the 49 patients included in this analysis, 47% had actionable mutations based on their CGP results. Of those, 13 patients received directed-therapy of whom 57% had stable disease, 28% had partial response, and 14% had progressive disease. The median time from CGP test to treatment was 1 month (range, 0-17). The median duration of directed-therapy was 12 months (range, 1-28) and of non-directed therapy was 4 months (range, 1-40) (P = 0.04). Directed-therapy was significantly associated with better OS (adjusted HR, 0.32 [95% CI, 0.13 to 0.82]; P = 0.018) compared to non-directed therapy. Conclusions: This study provides preliminary evidence to justify CGP-guided therapy in mRCC. Forthcoming studies should prospectively explore the use of CGP in treatment allocation for mRCC to validate these findings.



2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Sweigert ◽  
Petar Bajic ◽  
Alessa Aragao ◽  
Maria Picken ◽  
Michael E. Woods

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with invasion into the renal vein is well described; however, invasion into the gonadal vein is a rare event with less than five cases reported in the literature. RCC occasionally presents with metastasis to the ovaries or the fallopian tubes, although this is also a rare occurrence. We present a case of locally advanced left RCC with direct extension into the ipsilateral gonadal vein with extension into the bilateral ovaries and uterus, which has not been previously described. Computed tomography (CT) in a 72-year-old female with a 35-pound weight loss indicated the presence of a 16-cm left renal mass with caudal tumor extension through the left gonadal vein and regional lymph-adenopathy. There was no evidence of distant metastasis, and she underwent an open left radical nephrectomy. Intraoperatively, she was found to have direct extension of the tumor through the left gonadal vein into the uterus, bilateral ovaries, and the left fallopian tube. All visible dis-ease was resected, and retroperitoneal and pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed. The patient had an uneventful hospital course. Pathology revealed clear cell RCC, Fuhrman grade 3. The final pathologic stage was pT4N1M1. The patient was ultimately noted to have pulmonary metastasis and was treated with immunotherapy with no evidence of disease progression.



2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 758-758
Author(s):  
Aaron Bradshaw ◽  
Fady Ghali ◽  
Nathan Miller ◽  
Cathrine Keiner ◽  
Raksha Dutt ◽  
...  

758 Background: The identification of venous thrombus in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is particularly challenging, with a substantial number upstaged to pathologic T3a following intervention. We compared survival outcomes between patients with initial cT3a status versus those upstaged to pT3a. Methods: This is a retrospective, multicenter analysis of patients with cT3a or pT3a RCC who underwent operative management. Primary outcome was recurrence-free survival (RFS). Secondary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). Cox regression multivariable analysis (MVA) was utilized for primary outcome. Kaplan-Meier analyses (KMA) were conducted to describe RFS, OS, and CSS with log-rank test comparing clinical and upstaged pathologic T3a groups. Results: 770 patients were analyzed (cT3a 184, pT3a 586, median follow-up 28 months). Average pathologic tumor size was smaller in pT3a (7.2 cm vs 8.7 cm, p < 0.01), with no significant differences in clinical variables. A similar proportion underwent radical nephrectomy (vs. partial) (89.7% cT3a and 85.0% pT3a, p = 0.11) with no significant different in positive margin rate (3.8% cT3a, 4.8% pT3a, p = 0.23). However, a higher proportion of patients with cT3a disease were pathologically node positive (19.0% vs. 10.8%, p < 0.01) and demonstrated a higher rate of recurrence (cT3a 51.1% vs. pT3a 34.1%, p < 0.01) despite shorter mean follow-up (cT3a 33.0 vs. pT3a 50.7 mo, p < 0.01). MVA for RFS revealed cT3a staging (pT3a referent, HR 1.72, p < 0.01), positive margins (HR 2.85, p < 0.01), and clear cell histology (HR 1.68, p < 0.01) to be independently associated with higher recurrence rate, while partial nephrectomy (radical referent, HR 0.259, p < 0.01) was associated with a decreased rate. KMA revealed 5-year RFS of 34.4% and 60.6% for cT3a and pT3a respectively (p < 0.01). KMA for secondary outcomes revealed 5-year OS rates of 56.7% and 62.0% (p = 0.02) and 5-year CSS of 74.4% and 67.7% for cT3a and pT3a respectively (p = 0.01). Conclusions: Patients with cT3a RCC have poorer oncologic outcomes than those with upstaged pT3a RCC. Suspected venous involvement on pre-operative imaging may indicate more aggressive or advanced disease than that found during surgery.



2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (35) ◽  
pp. 3916-3923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Motzer ◽  
Naomi B. Haas ◽  
Frede Donskov ◽  
Marine Gross-Goupil ◽  
Sergei Varlamov ◽  
...  

Purpose This phase III trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of pazopanib versus placebo in patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at high risk for relapse after nephrectomy. Patients and Methods A total of 1,538 patients with resected pT2 (high grade) or ≥ pT3, including N1, clear cell RCC were randomly assigned to pazopanib or placebo for 1 year; 403 patients received a starting dose of 800 mg or placebo. To address toxicity attrition, the 800-mg starting dose was lowered to 600 mg, and the primary end point analysis was changed to disease-free survival (DFS) for pazopanib 600 mg versus placebo (n = 1,135). Primary analysis was performed after 350 DFS events in the intent-to-treat (ITT) pazopanib 600 mg group (ITT600mg), and DFS follow-up analysis was performed 12 months later. Secondary end point analyses included DFS with ITT pazopanib 800 mg (ITT800mg) and safety. Results The primary analysis results of DFS ITT600mg favored pazopanib but did not show a significant improvement over placebo (hazard ratio [HR], 0.86; 95% CI, 0.70 to 1.06; P = .165). The secondary analysis of DFS in ITT800mg (n = 403) yielded an HR of 0.69 (95% CI, 0.51 to 0.94). Follow-up analysis in ITT600mg yielded an HR of 0.94 (95% CI, 0.77 to 1.14). Increased ALT and AST were common adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation in the pazopanib 600 mg (ALT, 16%; AST, 5%) and 800 mg (ALT, 18%; AST, 7%) groups. Conclusion The results of the primary DFS analysis of pazopanib 600 mg showed no benefit over placebo in the adjuvant setting.



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