2020
Delaying surgery for clinical T1b-T2bN0M0 renal cell carcinoma: Oncologic implications in the COVID-19 era and beyond
Srivastava A, Patel HV, Kim S, Shinder B, Sterling J, Tabakin AL, Polotti CF, Saraiya B, Mayer T, Kim IY, Ghodoussipour S, Patel HD, Jang TL, Singer EA. Delaying surgery for clinical T1b-T2bN0M0 renal cell carcinoma: Oncologic implications in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2020, 39: 247-257. PMID: 33223368, PMCID: PMC7574787, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaUpstaging riskOverall survivalCell carcinomaNonclear cell renal cell carcinomaOrgan-confined renal cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards modelNational Cancer DatabaseCell renal cell carcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesProportional hazards modelSmall renal massesCOVID-19Logistic regression modelsPT3a upstagingDelaying surgeryPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPatient comorbiditiesMeier curvesElective surgeryRadical nephrectomyTumor histologyClinical stageRCC patients
2018
Trends and outcomes of lymphadenectomy for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma: A propensity score-weighted analysis of the National Cancer Database
Farber NJ, Rivera-Núñez Z, Kim S, Shinder B, Radadia K, Sterling J, Modi PK, Goyal S, Parikh R, Mayer TM, Weiss RE, Kim IY, Elsamra SE, Jang TL, Singer EA. Trends and outcomes of lymphadenectomy for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma: A propensity score-weighted analysis of the National Cancer Database. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2018, 37: 26-32. PMID: 30446458, PMCID: PMC6295174, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2018.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node dissectionNonmetastatic renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaMedian overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalCell carcinomaCancer DatabasePropensity score-weighted analysisLow-stage diseaseLN-positive patientsLymph node involvementCox regression analysisSubgroup of patientsT stages 1Contemporary practice patternsRegression analysisChi-square testOS benefitPotential overutilizationNode dissectionUnderwent surgeryNode involvementPatient demographicsPositive patients