Adjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma harboring pathologic vascular invasion: a propensity score-matched analysis of multi-institutional cohort.
Tomohisa MatsunagaKazumasa KomuraTakeshi HashimotoRyu MuraokaNaoya SatakeTakeshi TsutsumiTakuya TsujinoYuki YoshikawaTomoaki TakaiKoichiro MinamiKohei TaniguchiTomohito TanakaHirofumi UeharaHajime HiranoHayahito NomiNaokazu IbukiKiyoshi TakaharaTeruo InamotoYoshio OhnoHaruhito AzumaPublished in: World journal of urology (2020)
The result indicates a significant benefit for OS by the administration of AC, and pathologic vascular invasion in the specimen of RNU could help the patient selection to better predict the effect of AC.