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ArticleBeijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences2019

[Evaluating the impact of preoperative anemia on the prognosis of upper tract urothelial carcinoma following radical nephroureterectomy: A single-center retrospective study of 686 patients].

B Guan, M Weng, H Fan, D Peng, D Fang, G Y Xiong, X S Li, L Q Zhou

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B GuanDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
M WengDepartment of Urology, Beijing Armed Police Corps Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
H FanDepartment of Urology, Beijing Armed Police Corps Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
D PengDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
D FangDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
G Y XiongDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
X S LiDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
L Q ZhouDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Peking University · CNPeking University First Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo identify the effect of preoperative anemia on the prognosis of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) following radical nephroureterectomy.

methodsClinicopathological and prognosis data on 686 patients with UTUC who underwent RNU at Peking University First Hospital between January 2000 and December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative anemia was defined as hemoglobin <130 g/L in men and <120 g/L in women based on the World Health Organization classification. The Kaplan-Meier method with log-rank test was applied to estimate the effect of anemia on survival. The associations of clinicopathologic features with overall survival and cancer-specific survival were evaluated using univariate and multivariate Cox regression models.

resultsThere were 303(44.2%, 303/686) male and 383(55.8%, 383/686) female patients, and the median age was 68 years (interquartile range: 60-74 years). In all, 320 (46.6%, 320/686) patients were anemic before surgery. The median follow-up duration was 47 months. In all, 160 (23.3%) patients died, 141 (20.6%) died of cancer and 19 (2.7%) died of other disease or accidents. Preoperative anemia was associated with gender (P=0.002), age (P<0.001), lymph node positive (P=0.026), increased tumor grade (P=0.018), concomitant carcinoma in situ (P=0.038), tumor necrosis (P=0.007) and poor renal function (P<0.001). In univariate analysis, overall mortality was correlated with pre-operative anemia (P<0.001), gender (P=0.009), hydronephrosis (P=0.024), tumor stage (P<0.001), lymph node positive (P<0.001), tumor grade (P<0.001), tumor architecture(P<0.001), sarcomatoid differentiation (P=0.013), history of ureteroscope (P=0.033) and tumor hemorrhage (P<0.001); cancer-specific mortality was correlated with preoperative anemia (P=0.001), gender (P=0.001), hydronephrosis (P=0.043), tumor stage (P<0.001), lymph node positive (P<0.001), tumor grade (P<0.001), tumor architecture (P<0.001), sarcomatoid differentiation (P=0.016), history of ureteroscope (P=0.028) and tumor hemorrhage (P=0.003). A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model indicated that preoperative anemia was an independent prognositic predictor for overall mortality (P<0.001, HR=1.861) and cancer-specific mortality (P=0.003, HR=1.688).

conclusionThe preoperative anemia is an independent risk factor for cancer-specific survival and overall survival. Hemoglobin levels should be considered during patient counseling and in decision-making for further therapy.

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AnemiaCarcinoma, Transitional CellUrologic NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNephrectomyNephroureterectomyPrognosisRetrospective Studies

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