Delayed surgery for localised and metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the COVID-19 pandemic
Chan V, Tan W, Leow J, Tan W, Ong W, Chiu P, Gurung P, Pirola G, Orecchia L, Liew M, Lee H, Wang Y, Chen I, Castellani D, Wroclawski M, Mayor N, Sathianathen N, Braga I, Liu Z, Moon D, Tikkinen K, Kamat A, Meng M, Ficarra V, Giannarini G, Teoh J. Delayed surgery for localised and metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the COVID-19 pandemic. World Journal Of Urology 2021, 39: 4295-4303. PMID: 34031748, PMCID: PMC8143063, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-021-03734-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaLocalised RCCDelayed surgeryCytoreductive nephrectomyDeferred CNOverall survivalCell carcinomaTargeted therapyAssociated with worse cancer-specific survivalAssociated with better overall survivalT1a renal cell carcinomaEffect of delaying surgeryDeferred cytoreductive nephrectomyCancer-specific survivalMeta-analysisElective cancer surgeryNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic reviewComprehensive literature searchUpfront CNOncological effectivenessRisk of biasImmediate surgeryRandomised controlled trials