Prognostic factors and predictive tools for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review

A Mbeutcha, M Rouprêt, AM Kamat… - World journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare and heterogeneous disease.
Several clinical and biological prognostic factors have been identified in multi-institutional …

Update of the ICUD-SIU consultation on upper tract urothelial carcinoma 2016: treatment of low-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma

RS Mandalapu, M Remzi, TM de Reijke… - World journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction The conservative management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) has
historically been offered to patients with imperative indications. The recent International …

Effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy after radical nephroureterectomy for locally advanced and/or positive regional lymph node upper tract urothelial carcinoma

T Seisen, RE Krasnow, J Bellmunt… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose There is limited evidence to support the use of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) after
radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Against this …

Quantitative CT texture analysis for evaluating histologic grade of urothelial carcinoma

GMY Zhang, H Sun, B Shi, ZY Jin, HD Xue - Abdominal radiology, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the feasibility of using CT texture analysis (CTTA) to differentiate
between low-versus high-grade urothelial carcinoma. Methods A total of 105 patients with …

GATA3 immunohistochemistry in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract as a urothelial marker and a prognosticator

S Inoue, T Mizushima, K Fujita, A Meliti, H Ide… - Human Pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
Immunohistochemistry of a transcription factor, GATA3, has been widely used as a
promising urothelial marker in diagnostic surgical pathology practice. However, the …

A multi-institutional comparison of clinicopathological characteristics and oncologic outcomes of upper tract urothelial carcinoma in China and the United States

N Singla, D Fang, X Su, Z Bao, Z Cao, SM Jafri… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: We evaluated differences in clinicopathological characteristics and oncologic
outcomes between patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma in mainland China and the …

Preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score as a novel predictive biomarker of survival in patients with localized urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary …

H Ishihara, T Kondo, K Yoshida, K Omae… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between the
controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and survival of patients with localized urothelial …

Trends of lymphadenectomy in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy

M Moschini, B Foerster, M Abufaraj, F Soria… - World Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction To evaluate temporal trends in the delivery and extent of lymphadenectomy
(LND) in radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) performed in upper tract urothelial carcinoma …

Postoperative nomogram for relapse-free survival in patients with high grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma

LM Krabbe, O Eminaga, SF Shariat… - The Journal of …, 2017 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We developed a prognostic nomogram for patients with high grade urothelial
carcinoma of the upper urinary tract after extirpative surgery. Materials and Methods: Clinical …

Prognostic significance of PD-L1 expression on tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating mononuclear cells in upper tract urothelial carcinoma

B Zhang, W Yu, X Feng, Z Zhao, Y Fan, Y Meng, S Hu… - Medical Oncology, 2017 - Springer
Immunotherapy targeting the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor/PD-1 ligand (PD-L1)
pathway has shown promising results in several malignancies. However, the prognostic …