Predicting individual outcomes after radical cystectomy in urothelial variants with Cancer of the Bladder Risk Assessment (COBRA) score.

Caio Vinícius SuartzMaurício Dener CordeiroLuiz Antonio Assan BotelhoFábio Pescarmona GallucciDavid Hamilton ChoFilipe de Arruda PessoaFlávio Rossi da SilvaMateus Silva Santos CostaLeonardo CardiliFrançois AudenetJosé Maurício MotaPaul TorenWilliam Carlos NahasLeopoldo Alves Ribeiro-Filho

Published in: World journal of urology (2024)

In our study, the COBRA score proved an effective risk stratification tool for urothelial histological variants, especially for the micropapillary urothelial variant. It may be helpful in the prognosis evaluation of UV patients after radical cystectomy.

Keyphrases

urinary tract
risk assessment
high grade
end stage renal disease
copy number
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
spinal cord injury
peritoneal dialysis
heavy metals
gene expression
dna methylation
human health