The nonsurgical management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A role for active surveillance?
Syed J, Nguyen K, Javier-Desloges J, Leapman M, Raman J, Shuch B. The nonsurgical management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A role for active surveillance? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 485-485. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper tract urothelial cancerMedian overall survivalOverall survivalTumor gradeCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodHazards regression modelsHigh-grade tumorsGovernment health insuranceDefinitive surgeryDefinitive therapyOlder patientsPatient demographicsMedian ageWorse survivalUrothelial cancerGrade tumorsAlternative therapiesCancer DatabaseOS differenceRadiation therapyPatientsSurvival analysis