Prognostic factors and survival in Japanese patients with brain metastasis from renal cell cancer.
Nobushige TakeshitaMasafumi OtsukaTomohiko KamasakoTakatoshi SomotoToshihiro UemuraTetsuo ShinozakiMasayuki KobayashiHidetada KawanaMakiko ItamiToshihiko IuchiAtsushi KomaruSatoshi FukasawaPublished in: International journal of clinical oncology (2019)
Patients with renal cell carcinoma who develop brain metastasis have poor overall survival. The Graded Prognostic Assessment score, sarcomatoid components, and treatment for brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma were independent factors associated with prognosis.