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ArticleCurrent urology2017

The Inverse Association between the Baseline Renal Function and Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Molecular-Targeted Agents.

Hideaki Miyake, Satoshi Imai, Seiichiro Ozono, Masato Fujisawa

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Article in Current urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hideaki MiyakeDepartment of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Satoshi ImaiDivision of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Seiichiro OzonoDepartment of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Masato FujisawaDivision of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe University · JPHamamatsu University School of Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the baseline renal function in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients treated with molecular-targeted agents. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis study included 408 consecutive mRCC patients receiving molecular-targeted therapy, consisting of 124 patients in group A and 284 patients in group B who had baseline estimated glomerular filtration rates ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73 m

resultsCompared with group A, group B was significantly less likely to have poor prognostic factors, such as a high proportion of patients without nephrectomy. The median overall survivals (OSs) after the initiation of targeted therapy in groups A and B were 21.4 and 35.8 months, respectively, and there was a significant difference in the OS between the 2 groups. However, multivariate analysis showed a lack of independent impact of the baseline renal function on the OS. Furthermore, when patients without a nephrectomy were excluded, no significant difference was noted in the OS between the 2 groups.

conclusionThese findings suggested that there was no adverse impact of an unfavorable baseline renal function on the efficacy of targeted agents against mRCC. Thus, molecular-targeted therapy should not be avoided in mRCC patients with an impaired baseline renal function.

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Baseline renal functionMolecular-targeted therapyOverall survivalRenal cell carcinoma

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PMID29234261
PMCPMC5704679
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