Risk stratification by means of biological age-related factors better predicts cancer-specific survival than chronological age in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a multi-institutional database study

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in urology Vol. 10; no. 12; pp. 403 - 410
• Main Authors: Inamoto, Teruo, Matsuyama, Hideyasu, Ibuki, Naokazu, Komura, Kazumasa, Fujimoto, Kiyohide, Shiina, Hiroaki, Sakano, Shigeru, Nagao, Kazuhiro, Miyake, Makito, Yasumoto, Hiroaki, Azuma, Haruhito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2018; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Age; Bladder cancer; Medical prognosis; Original Research; prognosis; upper tract urothelial carcinoma; age

Background: Chronological age is an important factor in determining the treatment options and clinical response of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Much evidence suggests that chronological age alone is an inadequate indicator to predict the clinical response to radical nephrou...