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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2020

Prognostic significance of red cell distribution width in bladder cancer.

Wenchao Ma, Shiyu Mao, Meiyu Bao, Yuan Wu, Yadong Guo, Ji Liu, Ruiliang Wang, Cheng Li, Junfeng Zhang, Wentao Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenchao MaShanghai Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Shiyu MaoDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Meiyu BaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Yuan WuShanghai Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Yadong GuoDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Ji LiuDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Ruiliang WangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Cheng LiDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Junfeng ZhangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Wentao ZhangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Xudong YaoShanghai Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNTongji University · CNAnhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBladder cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. It ranks ninth among all cancers and fourth among cancers in male patients. Recent studies reported that red blood cell (RBC) distribution width (RDW) was a potential predictor in some cancers. This study explored the significance of RDW in patients with bladder cancer after radical cystectomy.

methodsThis study involved 169 patients who underwent radical cystectomy between March 2009 and October 2018. The overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were used to evaluate the prognostic significance of RDW.

resultsThe patients with bladder cancer were divided into two subgroups according to the RDW value (0.1395). A high RDW value significantly correlated with higher mortality, a decrease in hemoglobin, an increase in C-reactive protein, a decrease in RBC count, and T stage (P<0.05). Statistically significant differences in OS, CSS, and DFS were found between high- and low-RDW groups. Hence, a high RDW value was presumed to be a risk factor for poor prognosis in patients with bladder cancer after radical cystectomy (P<0.001).

conclusionsPatients with a high RDW value had a poor prognosis. Therefore, RDW is a reliable predictor for the prognosis of patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy.

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Bladder cancerprognosisradical cystectomyred blood cell distribution width (RDW)systemic inflammation

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