Deferred Versus Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in MetaStatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Comparative Survival Analysis in the Immunotherapy Era
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Patient Selection
2.3. Variables and Outcomes
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Characteristics
3.2. Clinical Outcomes
3.3. Sensitivity, Subgroup, and Landmark Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Before PSM | After PSM | ||||
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dCN (n = 346) | uCN (n = 1546) | p Value | dCN (n = 275) | uCN (n = 448) | p Value | |
Age (years, median [IQR]) | 61.00 [54.00, 68.00] | 62.00 [55.00, 69.00] | 0.065 | 60.00 [54.00, 68.00] | 61.00 [55.00, 68.00] | 0.492 |
Race | 0.151 | 0.921 | ||||
Black | 26 (7.5) | 96 (6.2) | 21 (7.6) | 32 (7.1) | ||
Other | 38 (11.0) | 127 (8.2) | 27 (9.8) | 41 (9.2) | ||
White | 282 (81.5) | 1323 (85.6) | 227 (82.5) | 375 (83.7) | ||
Sex | 0.06 | 0.763 | ||||
Female | 77 (22.3) | 423 (27.4) | 64 (23.3) | 110 (24.6) | ||
Male | 269 (77.7) | 1123 (72.6) | 211 (76.7) | 338 (75.4) | ||
Grade | <0.001 | 0.148 | ||||
G1 | 7 (2.0) | 11 (0.7) | 7 (2.5) | 10 (2.2) | ||
G2 | 45 (13.0) | 172 (11.1) | 44 (16.0) | 69 (15.4) | ||
G3 | 53 (15.3) | 500 (32.3) | 53 (19.3) | 107 (23.9) | ||
G4 | 47 (13.6) | 675 (43.7) | 47 (17.1) | 98 (21.9) | ||
GX | 194 (56.1) | 188 (12.2) | 124 (45.1) | 164 (36.6) | ||
T Stage | <0.001 | 0.619 | ||||
T1 | 36 (10.4) | 134 (8.7) | 28 (10.2) | 47 (10.5) | ||
T2 | 56 (16.2) | 161 (10.4) | 44 (16.0) | 60 (13.4) | ||
T3 | 187 (54.0) | 1070 (69.2) | 153 (55.6) | 273 (60.9) | ||
T4 | 57 (16.5) | 161 (10.4) | 41 (14.9) | 57 (12.7) | ||
TX | 10 (2.9) | 20 (1.3) | 9 (3.3) | 11 (2.5) | ||
N Stage | 0.02 | 0.947 | ||||
N0 | 199 (57.5) | 1010 (65.3) | 168 (61.1) | 270 (60.3) | ||
N1 | 125 (36.1) | 445 (28.8) | 89 (32.4) | 146 (32.6) | ||
NX | 22 (6.4) | 91 (5.9) | 18 (6.5) | 32 (7.1) | ||
Laterality | 0.65 | 0.619 | ||||
Left | 176 (50.9) | 810 (52.4) | 146 (53.1) | 228 (50.9) | ||
Right | 170 (49.1) | 736 (47.6) | 129 (46.9) | 220 (49.1) | ||
Radiation Therapy | 0.981 | 0.708 | ||||
No | 257 (74.3) | 1152 (74.5) | 202 (73.5) | 336 (75.0) | ||
Yes | 89 (25.7) | 394 (25.5) | 73 (26.5) | 112 (25.0) | ||
Histology Subtype | 0.2 | 0.864 | ||||
ccRCC | 273 (78.9) | 1170 (75.7) | 216 (78.5) | 355 (79.2) | ||
nccRCC | 22 (6.4) | 144 (9.3) | 20 (7.3) | 28 (6.2) | ||
nosRCC | 51 (14.7) | 232 (15.0) | 39 (14.2) | 65 (14.5) | ||
Sarcomatoid Feature | 0.002 | 0.618 | ||||
No | 287 (82.9) | 1161 (75.1) | 221 (80.4) | 368 (82.1) | ||
Yes | 59 (17.1) | 385 (24.9) | 54 (19.6) | 80 (17.9) | ||
Bone Metastasis | 0.909 | 0.995 | ||||
No | 237 (68.5) | 1077 (69.7) | 185 (67.3) | 301 (67.2) | ||
Unknown | 2 (0.6) | 8 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (0.7) | ||
Yes | 107 (30.9) | 461 (29.8) | 88 (32.0) | 144 (32.1) | ||
Brain Metastasis | 0.674 | 0.965 | ||||
No | 321 (92.8) | 1449 (93.7) | 257 (93.5) | 420 (93.8) | ||
Unknown | 1 (0.3) | 7 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | ||
Yes | 24 (6.9) | 90 (5.8) | 17 (6.2) | 26 (5.8) | ||
Liver Metastasis | 0.392 | 0.738 | ||||
No | 302 (87.3) | 1352 (87.5) | 245 (89.1) | 395 (88.2) | ||
Unknown | 4 (1.2) | 8 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | 6 (1.3) | ||
Yes | 40 (11.6) | 186 (12.0) | 28 (10.2) | 47 (10.5) | ||
Lung Metastasis | 0.366 | 0.664 | ||||
No | 133 (38.4) | 538 (34.8) | 105 (38.2) | 162 (36.2) | ||
Unknown | 2 (0.6) | 15 (1.0) | 2 (0.7) | 6 (1.3) | ||
Yes | 211 (61.0) | 993 (64.2) | 168 (61.1) | 280 (62.5) | ||
Distant Lymph Node Metastasis | 0.509 | 0.692 | ||||
No | 286 (82.7) | 1256 (81.2) | 223 (81.1) | 364 (81.2) | ||
Unknown | 1 (0.3) | 13 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (0.9) | ||
Yes | 59 (17.1) | 277 (17.9) | 51 (18.5) | 80 (17.9) | ||
Other Organ Metastasis | 0.44 | 0.865 | ||||
No | 253 (73.1) | 1157 (74.8) | 202 (73.5) | 328 (73.2) | ||
Unknown | 1 (0.3) | 12 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.7) | ||
Yes | 92 (26.6) | 377 (24.4) | 72 (26.2) | 117 (26.1) | ||
History of Cancer | 1 | 0.997 | ||||
Yes | 32 (9.2) | 141 (9.1) | 26 (9.5) | 41 (9.2) | ||
No | 314 (90.8) | 1405 (90.9) | 249 (90.5) | 407 (90.8) |
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Xu, T.; Tuerxun, P.; Liu, N.; Ji, C.; Zhao, K.; Qian, Y.; Abudushataer, A.; Li, Y.; Jiang, X.; Xiong, Z.; et al. Deferred Versus Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in MetaStatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Comparative Survival Analysis in the Immunotherapy Era. Cancers 2025, 17, 3136. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17193136
Xu T, Tuerxun P, Liu N, Ji C, Zhao K, Qian Y, Abudushataer A, Li Y, Jiang X, Xiong Z, et al. Deferred Versus Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in MetaStatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Comparative Survival Analysis in the Immunotherapy Era. Cancers. 2025; 17(19):3136. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17193136
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Tao, Paerhati Tuerxun, Ning Liu, Chencheng Ji, Kunlun Zhao, Yiguan Qian, Abudukelimu Abudushataer, Yang Li, Xiaotian Jiang, Zhongli Xiong, and et al. 2025. "Deferred Versus Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in MetaStatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Comparative Survival Analysis in the Immunotherapy Era" Cancers 17, no. 19: 3136. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17193136
APA StyleXu, T., Tuerxun, P., Liu, N., Ji, C., Zhao, K., Qian, Y., Abudushataer, A., Li, Y., Jiang, X., Xiong, Z., Wang, M., Jia, R., & Ge, Y.-Z. (2025). Deferred Versus Upfront Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in MetaStatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Comparative Survival Analysis in the Immunotherapy Era. Cancers, 17(19), 3136. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17193136