Delayed nephrectomy has comparable long-term overall survival to immediate nephrectomy for cT1a renal cell carcinoma: A population-based analysis
Tan W, Trinh Q, Hayn M, Marchese M, Lipsitz S, Nabi J, Kilbridge K, Vale J, Khoubehi B, Kibel A, Sun M, Chang S, Sammon J. Delayed nephrectomy has comparable long-term overall survival to immediate nephrectomy for cT1a renal cell carcinoma: A population-based analysis. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2019, 38: 74.e13-74.e20. PMID: 31864937, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCT1a renal cell carcinomaImmediate nephrectomyKaplan-Meier curvesOverall survivalCell carcinomaSurgical resectionRenal massesPatient ageTreatment armsCharlson Comorbidity Index 0Compare OS of patientsLong-term overall survivalInfluence of patient ageCox proportional hazards regression analysisEarly surgical resectionLong-term OSMedian patient ageProportional hazards regression analysisMedian follow-upNational Cancer DatabaseOS of patientsSmall renal massesInverse probabilityRecommended treatment option