Outcomes of upper tract urothelial cancer managed non-surgically.
Syed JS, Nguyen KA, Suarez-Sariemento A, Leung C, Casilla-Lennon M, Raman JD, Shuch B. Outcomes of upper tract urothelial cancer managed non-surgically. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2019, 26: 9699-9707. PMID: 31012833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper tract urothelial cancerCharlson-Deyo scoreMedian overall survivalOverall survivalTumor gradeCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodHazards regression modelsHigh-grade tumorsGovernment health insuranceDefinitive surgeryDefinitive therapyGreater comorbidityOlder patientsMedian agePatient demographicsWorse survivalUrothelial cancerGrade tumorsAlternative therapiesCancer DatabaseOS differenceRadiation therapy