Skeletal-related events and prognosis in urothelial cancer patients with bone metastasis.

Yusuke TsudaTohru NakagawaYusuke ShinodaAtsushi KanataniTaketo KawaiSatoru TaguchiYukio YamadaRyoko SawadaHaruki KumeYukio HommaSakae TanakaHirotaka Kawano

Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2017)

We revealed clinicopathological factors that are predictive of prognosis of UC patients with BM. Although the prognosis is poor, chemotherapy and bone-modifying agents may confer survival benefits.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
postmenopausal women
squamous cell carcinoma
locally advanced
body composition