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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2019

Prognostic factors and survival in Japanese patients with brain metastasis from renal cell cancer.

Nobushige Takeshita, Masafumi Otsuka, Tomohiko Kamasako, Takatoshi Somoto, Toshihiro Uemura, Tetsuo Shinozaki, Masayuki Kobayashi, Hidetada Kawana, Makiko Itami, Toshihiko Iuchi and 2 more

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Article in International journal of clinical oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Nobushige TakeshitaProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan. takesitan323@chiba-u.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-3267
Masafumi OtsukaProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Tomohiko KamasakoProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Takatoshi SomotoProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Toshihiro UemuraProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Tetsuo ShinozakiProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Masayuki KobayashiProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Hidetada KawanaDivision of Surgical Pathology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Makiko ItamiDivision of Surgical Pathology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Toshihiko IuchiDivision of Neurological Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.
Atsushi KomaruProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-3436
Satoshi FukasawaProstate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundPatients with brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma have poor outcomes despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, factors affecting such poor outcomes are unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors associated with overall survival in renal cell carcinoma patients with brain metastasis.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the data of 50 consecutive patients with brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma at our institution between 1988 and 2017. The evaluated prognostic factors for overall survival included clinicopathological factors at diagnosis, treatment for brain metastasis, and the Graded Prognostic Assessment score of renal cell carcinoma. The associations between preoperative clinicopathological factors and overall survival were assessed using the log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards models for univariate and multivariate analyses, respectively.

resultsForty-five patients were included, among whom 39 died during follow-up. The median follow-up was 8.2 months. The median survival time was 8.2 months (95% confidence interval 5.5-13.7). A Graded Prognostic Assessment score ≤ 2 (hazard ratio 1.967; 95% confidence interval 1.024-3.892; P = 0.042), the presence of sarcomatoid components (hazard ratio 3.299; 95% confidence interval 1.424-7.193; P = 0.007), and no treatment for brain metastasis (hazard ratio 2.594; 95% confidence interval 1.033-5.858; P = 0.043) were independently associated with poor prognosis in the multivariate analysis.

conclusionsPatients with renal cell carcinoma who develop brain metastasis have poor overall survival. The Graded Prognostic Assessment score, sarcomatoid components, and treatment for brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma were independent factors associated with prognosis.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Renal CellChildCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansJapanKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBrain metastasisGraded Prognostic Assessment ScorePrognosisRenal cell carcinomaSarcomatoid component

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