2013
Preoperative Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Predict Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Thrombus
Abel EJ, Wood CG, Eickstaedt N, Fang JE, Kenney P, Bagrodia A, Youssef RF, Sagalowsky AI, Margulis V. Preoperative Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Predict Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Thrombus. Journal Of Urology 2013, 190: 452-457. PMID: 23434945, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative pulmonary embolismCancer-specific survivalRenal cell carcinomaPulmonary embolismPoor postoperative outcomesCell carcinomaSpecific survivalVenous thrombiPostoperative outcomesMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards analysisWorse cancer-specific survivalConsecutive patient recordsHigh-level thrombusProportional hazards analysisHigher T stagePostoperative disease recurrencePerioperative mortalityMedian followupDisease recurrenceTumor thrombusT stageTertiary hospitalEarly mortalityMulticenter study
2012
Integration of Surgery and Systemic Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Kenney PA, Wood CG. Integration of Surgery and Systemic Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Urologic Clinics Of North America 2012, 39: 211-231. PMID: 22487764, DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2012.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalCarcinoma, Renal CellChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansImmunotherapyKidney NeoplasmsMaleNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingNephrectomyPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsRenal cell carcinomaSystemic therapyCell carcinomaMetastatic renal cell carcinomaAdvanced nonmetastatic diseaseUpfront cytoreductive nephrectomyIntegration of surgeryCytoreductive nephrectomyCytoreductive surgeryNeoadjuvant therapyNonmetastatic diseaseAdjuvant therapyMetastatic diseaseAppropriate patientsTherapySurgeryDiseaseCurrent roleNephrectomyFurther studiesCarcinomaPotential benefitsPatientsTrials