Below Safety Limits, Every Unit of Glomerular Filtration Rate Counts: Assessing the Relationship Between Renal Function and Cancer-specific Mortality in Renal Cell Carcinoma

ConclusionsIn patients undergoing surgery for RCC, renal function should be preserved in order to improve cancer-related survival.Patient summaryThe relationship between renal function and probability of dying due to renal cancer is complex. The present study found a correlation between glomerular filtration rate and cancer specific mortality that could reconsider the oncological role of renal function in patients undergoing surgery for renal cancer.
Source: European Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research