Benefit of nephron sparing surgery translates into lower cancer specific mortality in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma

Francesco A Mistretta^{1

2}, Elio Mazzone^{1

3

4}, Sophie Knipper^{1

5}, Pierre I Karakiewicz^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
² Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
³ Division of Oncology, Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Martini-Klinik, Prostate Cancer Centre, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
⁶ Division of Urology, University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Editorial

Francesco A Mistretta et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Dec.

. 2018 Dec;6(Suppl 2):S104.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.11.37.

Francesco A Mistretta^{1

2}, Elio Mazzone^{1

3

4}, Sophie Knipper^{1

5}, Pierre I Karakiewicz^{1

6}

¹ Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
² Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
³ Division of Oncology, Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Martini-Klinik, Prostate Cancer Centre, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
⁶ Division of Urology, University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Below Safety Limits, Every Unit of Glomerular Filtration Rate Counts: Assessing the Relationship Between Renal Function and Cancer-specific Mortality in Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Antonelli A, Minervini A, Sandri M, Bertini R, Bertolo R, Carini M, Furlan M, Larcher A, Mantica G, Mari A, Montorsi F, Palumbo C, Porpiglia F, Romagnani P, Simeone C, Terrone C, Capitanio U. Antonelli A, et al. Eur Urol. 2018 Nov;74(5):661-667. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.07.029. Epub 2018 Aug 10. Eur Urol. 2018. PMID: 30104082

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