Pichler et al identified a number of factors impacting survival in a patient with papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC). These can help to identify a patient who may benefit from more aggressive management. The authors are from the Medical University of Graz in Austria.
Patient selection: papillary RCC
Outcomes: metastasis-free survival (MFS) and overall survival (OAS)
Parameters:
(1) age
(2) gender
(3) pT stage
(4) tumor histologic grade
(5) tumor necrosis
(6) vascular invasion
Parameter |
Finding |
HR MFS |
HR OAS |
age |
<= 65 years of age |
NA |
1 |
|
> 65 years |
NA |
2 |
gender |
female |
1 |
1 |
|
male |
3 |
1.6 |
pT stage |
pT1 or pT2 |
1 |
1 |
|
pT3 or pT4 |
9 |
1.6 |
histologic grade |
G1 or G2 |
1 |
1 |
|
G3 or G4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
tumor necrosis |
absent |
1 |
1 |
|
present |
5.2 |
1.7 |
vascular nvasion |
absent |
1 |
1 |
|
present |
2.9 |
2 |
cumulative product of hazard ratios =
= PRODUCT(all of applicable parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum cumulative hazard ratio: 1
• maximum cumulative hazard ratio for a worse metastasis-free survival: 1506.5
• maximum cumulative hazard ratio for a worse overall survival: 57.4
Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Surgery, general, Nephrology
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