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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2020

Comparison of different lymph node staging schemes in prostate cancer patients with lymph node metastasis.

Shengming Jin, Junjie Wang, Yijun Shen, Hualei Gan, Peihang Xu, Yu Wei, Jiaming Wei, Junlong Wu, Beihe Wang, Jun Wang and 3 more

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Article in International urology and nephrology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Shengming JinDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Junjie WangDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Yijun ShenDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Hualei GanDepartment of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, No.130 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Peihang XuDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Yu WeiDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Jiaming WeiDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Junlong WuDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Beihe WangDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Jun WangDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Chen YangDepartment of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 at Middle Wulumuqi Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China.
Yao ZhuDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. mailzhuyao@163.com.
Dingwei YeDepartment of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No.270 at Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. dwyeuro@163.com.
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81572531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn addition to standard TNM N staging, lymph node ratio (LNR) and log odds of metastatic lymph node (LODDS) staging methods have been developed for cancer staging. We compared the prognostic performance of the total number of lymph nodes examined (TNLE), number of metastatic lymph node (NMLN), LNR, and LODDS in prostate cancer.

methodsData from 1400 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2004 and 2009 who underwent lymphadenectomy were extracted from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database. Kaplan-Meier methods and multivariable Cox regression analysis were used to evaluate the prognostic value of different lymph node staging schemes in patients with lymph node metastasis.

resultsUnivariate analysis showed that age, T stage, radiotherapy history, Gleason score, LNR classification, LODDS classification, and NMLN except TNLE classification were significant prognostic factors for overall survival. In multivariate analysis, LNR classification, LODDS classification, and NMLN but TNLE classification remained significant prognostic factors for overall survival. LNR classification had the highest C-index (0.672; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.609-0.734) and the lowest Akaike information criterion (AIC) (4057.018), indicating the best prognostic performance. Scatter plots showed that LODDS increased with increasing LNR, exhibiting a strong overall correlation between these two lymph node staging methods (r

conclusionOur results indicate that LNR and LODDS may be better predictors of overall survival than the AJCC/UICC N category in patients undergoing curative surgery for prostate cancer.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesLog oddsLymph node ratioLymph node stagingPrognosisProstate cancer

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