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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2020

Construction and validation of a novel prognostic nomogram for patients with sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma: a SEER-based study.

Guangdong Hou, Xi'an Li, Yu Zheng, Pengfei Liu, Fei Yan, Dongen Ju, Geng Zhang, Wanxiang Zheng, Ming Gao, Niuniu Hou and 3 more

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  1. A nomogram predicting the OS and CSS of ≥ T1b renal cell carcinoma patients after surgery.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Guangdong HouDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Xi'an LiDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Yu ZhengDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Pengfei LiuDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Fei YanDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Dongen JuDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Geng ZhangDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Wanxiang ZhengDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Ming GaoAssisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Niuniu HouDepartment of Thyroid, Breast and Vascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Jiarui YuanSt. George's University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada.
Fuli WangDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. wangfuli98@163.com.
Jianlin YuanDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. jianliny@fmmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Military medical innovation project 16CXZ023Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (CN) 2014JM4184the Boost Program Research Project of Xijing Hospital XJZT13Z05
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe only one established prognostic nomogram for patients with sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC) was based on a small sample-sized study without external validation, and a nomogram can be applied to western sRCC patients has not yet been developed. Therefore, our study aimed to construct and validate an effective nomogram to predict overall survival (OS) for these patients.

methodsThe independent predictors for OS were identified and the nomogram was constructed on the basis of a retrospective study of a training cohort consisted of 428 non-Hispanic white sRCC patients registered in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database from January 2010 to December 2015. Then, the discriminative performance of the nomogram was assessed by the concordance index (C-index). OS calibrations of the nomogram were also performed by comparing the nomogram-predicted probability to the observed survival rate. Furthermore, our nomogram was externally validated using two independent cohorts consisted of 71 non-Hispanic black patients and 82 Hispanic patients, respectively.

resultsAge at diagnosis, T stage, N stage, bone metastases, liver metastases, lung metastases and nephrectomy were identified as independent predictors for OS. In the training cohort and two validation cohorts, the C-indexes of the nomogram were 0.737, 0.801 and 0.764, respectively. Besides, excellent agreements between the nomogram prediction and the actual observation were achieved in all cohorts.

conclusionsThe current study constructed and validated an effective prognostic nomogram for patients with sRCC, which can be used to perform accurate predictions of the 0.5-, 1-, and 2-year possibilities of OS.

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NomogramsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBone NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Renal CellFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramNomogramPrognosisRenal cell carcinomaSarcomatoidSEER

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