Journal article
Adjuvant chemotherapy for upper-tract urothelial carcinoma treated with nephroureterectomy: Assessment of adequate renal function and influence on outcome
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is associated with poor outcomes. Our aim was to assess adequacy of renal function and evaluate the role of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in patients with UTUC treated by radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) in a universal health care system.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective data from 1,029 patients treated with RNU across 10 Canadian academic centers were collected. Tested variables included …
Authors
Yafi FA; Tanguay S; Rendon R; Jacobsen N; Fairey A; Izawa J; Kapoor A; Black P; Lacombe L; Chin J
Journal
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 31.e17–31.e24
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.urolonc.2012.11.014
ISSN
1078-1439