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- Allen, Naomi E., et al.
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A prospective analysis of the association between macronutrient intake and renal cell carcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cancer. - : Wiley. - 0020-7136 .- 1097-0215. ; 125:4, s. 982-987
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous case-control studies have suggested that a high intake of animal foods and its associated nutrients are associated with an increased risk of renal cell carcinoma, although data from prospective studies are limited. We report here on the relationship between macronutrient intake and renal cell carcinoma incidence among 435,293 participants enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association of dietary intake of fat, protein, carbohydrate, fiber and cholesterol and risk of renal cell carcinoma adjusted for age, sex, center, height, body mass index, physical activity, education, smoking, menopausal status, alcohol and energy intake. During an average 8.8 years of follow-up, 507 renal cell carcinoma cases occurred. Risk of renal cell carcinoma was not associated with macronutrient intake, including nutrients derived from animal sources. Our results indicate that macronutrient intake is not associated with risk of renal cell carcinoma in this cohort of European men and women. (C) 2009 UICC
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- Dahlin, Britt-Inger, et al.
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Preoperative carbohydrate drink in a randomized study improves postoperative quality of life after urological surgery.
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Ingår i: International Journal of Urological Nursing. - : Wiley Blackwell. - 1749-771X. ; 3:2, s. 64-68
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Recently, fast track treatment in surgery has been advocated. Fasting time has been cut down to attenuate preoperative discomfort as irritable and preoperative thirst. We accessed effects of preoperative carbohydrate drink on preoperative quality of life (QOL) including hospitalization time, drinking first day, gut emptying, and return to work. A total of 170 patients scheduled for nephrectomy or prostatectomy were randomized to carbohydrate drink or overnight fasting. Responses a modified QLQ-C30 questionnaire were collected before and one month after surgery. In patients treated with prostatectomy to the variables: did you worry, total health and total QOL improved, while most (19 of 30) variables were impaired. Nephrectomy patients had significantly fewer parameters with impaired QOL than prostatectomy (p = 0.01). There was significant weight loss despite surgical procedure (p < 0.001). When comparing the carbohydrate and control groups, there was no difference concerning age, sex and stages. After prostatectomy, only the QOL variable “worry” improved (p = 0.027) in the carbohydrate group. After nephrectomy, the carbohydrate group had less weight loss (p = 0.035) than controls and had improved QOL as: “short of breath” (p = 0.038), “feel tense” (p = 0.057), “worry” (p = 0.035), and “interfered social activities” (p = 0.024). There was no difference in hospitalization time, drinking 1st day, time to gut emptying, and return to normal activities between the groups, despite surgical procedure. Carbohydrate drink before surgery significantly improved QOL variables such as “worry”, “tense”, and “social activities”. Weight loss was significantly reduced compared with controls after nephrectomy. Thus, carbohydrate drinking before elective surgery improves postoperative QOL parameters, but not postoperative drinking and hospitalization time.
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- Eichelberg, Christian, et al.
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Diagnostic and prognostic molecular markers for renal cell carcinoma : a critical appraisal of the current state of research and clinical applicability.
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Ingår i: European urology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1873-7560 .- 0302-2838. ; 55:4, s. 851-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- CONTEXT: Earlier detection of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the recent expansion of treatment possibilities have positively influenced the outlook for patients with this disease. However, progression and treatment response are still not sufficiently predictable. Molecular markers could help to refine individual risk stratification and treatment planning, although they have not yet become clinically routine. OBJECTIVE: This review presents an overview of diagnostic and prognostic molecular markers for RCC and a subgrouping of these markers for different clinical issues. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Literature and recent meeting abstracts were searched using these terms: renal (cell) carcinoma, molecular/tumor markers, biopsy, blood, urine, disease progression/prognosis, immunohistochemistry, risk factors, and survival. Due to the resulting large number of articles, studies were subjectively selected according to the importance of a study on the field, number of investigated patients, originality, multivariate analyses performed, contrast with previously published data, actuality, and assumed clinical applicability of the described results. More then 90% of the selected studies originated from the past 10 yr; >50% of the articles were written in 2006 or later. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: These data were predominantly obtained via nonrandomized, retrospective, but often controlled studies. Thereby, the resulting level of evidence is 2A/2B. The broad spectrum of described molecular markers (MMs) for RCC consists of markers already extensively studied in other malignancies (eg, p53), as well as MMs typically associated with specific RCC-altered gene functions and pathways (eg, von Hippel-Lindau [VHL]). The main goal of using MMs is to refine the prediction of clinical end points like tumor progression, treatment response, and cancer-specific and/or overall survival. Further, MMs might facilitate the clinical work-up of undefined renal masses and prove to be more convenient tools for screening and follow-up in blood and urine. CONCLUSIONS: Presently, there are a number of promising MMs for diverse clinical questions, but the available data are not yet valid enough for routine, clinical application. We should comply with the demand for large multicenter prospective investigations, stratified for RCC type and treatment modalities, to lift the use of molecular markers in RCC to a practical level, thereby providing a better consultation for our patients regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
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- Granfors, Torvald, et al.
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Downstaging and survival benefits of neoadjuvant radiotherapy before cystectomy for patients with invasive bladder carcinoma.
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5599 .- 1651-2065. ; 43:4, s. 293-299
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term outcomes of a series of patients treated with neoadjuvant radiotherapy combined with cystectomy against a later series of patients treated with immediate cystectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 187 consecutive patients, surgically treated with cystectomy due to cT1-3 transitional cell bladder carcinoma with (n=90) or without (n=97) neoadjuvant radiotherapy, was included in a retrospective analysis. The clinical stage at the primary bladder resection and the pathological reports after the cystectomy were re-evaluated and progression-free, disease-specific and overall survival were calculated. RESULTS: Seven of 97 (7%) patients treated without any neoadjuvant therapy had pT0 in the bladder specimen. In contrast, 51 of 90 patients (57%) treated with neoadjuvant radiotherapy downstaged to pT0. Among cT3 tumours none of 16 patients (0%) treated without radiotherapy downstaged to pT0, while 19 (56%) of 34 patients treated with radiotherapy did so. The progression-free survival was significantly longer for patients with pT0 than for those with a remaining tumour (pT1-4) in the cystectomy specimen (p<0.001). A high T stage correlated with adverse overall survival. Patients with cT3 tumours treated with neoadjuvant radiotherapy followed by cystectomy had significantly longer disease-specific survival time (p=0.007) than those undergoing cystectomy only. In a Cox regression analysis, cT stage as well as pT stage and occurrence of carcinoma in situ in the cystectomy specimens remained as independent prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective study neoadjuvant radiotherapy before the cystectomy resulted in significant downstaging of invasive bladder transitional cell carcinoma. This downstaging was most significant for patients with cT3 tumours leading to prolonged survival.
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- Gustafsson, Anna, et al.
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Differential expression of Axl and Gas6 in renal cell carcinoma reflecting tumor advancement and survival
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Ingår i: Clinical Cancer Research. - : American association for cancer research. - 1078-0432 .- 1557-3265. ; 15:14, s. 4742-4749
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE: Overexpression of the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl is implicated in several cancers. Therefore, we conducted this study to determine the expression of Axl and its ligand Gas6 in various renal cell carcinoma (RCC) types and in oncocytoma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR was used to quantify tumor mRNA levels for Axl and Gas6 in a cohort (n = 221) of RCC patients. Serum levels of soluble sAxl and Gas6 proteins were measured using specific ELISA assays (n = 282). The presence of Axl protein in tumor tissue was evaluated by immunohistochemistry (n = 294). Results were correlated to tumor-associated variables, clinical biochemical tests, and patient survival. RESULTS: Tumor Axl mRNA levels correlated independently to survival when assessed against tumor stage and grade. In the study group, the median cancer-specific survival of all RCC patients during 307 months of follow-up was 55 months (confidence interval, +/-40.4). The 25% of patients with lowest tumor Axl mRNA levels had significantly better survival than the rest (P = 0.0005), with 70% of the patients still alive at the end of follow-up. In contrast, in patients with medium-high Axl mRNA, only 25% were alive at the end of follow-up. Tumor Gas6 mRNA levels correlated to survival, tumor-associated variables, and disease severity as did serum levels of soluble sAxl and Gas6 protein. However, no correlation between Axl protein in tumor tissue and survival was found. CONCLUSIONS: Axl and Gas6 expression in RCC are associated with tumor advancement and patient survival. In particular, low tumor Axl mRNA levels independently correlated with improved survival.
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- Gustafsson, Anna, et al.
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Gas6 and the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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Ingår i: PloS one. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 4:10, s. e7575-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The molecular biology of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is complex and not fully understood. We have recently found that the expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl in the RCC tumors independently correlates with survival of the patients. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here, we have investigated the role of Axl and its ligand Gas6, the vitamin-K dependent protein product of the growth arrest-specific gene 6, in clear cell RCC (ccRCC) derived cells. The Axl protein was highly expressed in ccRCC cells deficient in functional von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) protein, a tumor suppressor gene often inactivated in ccRCC. VHL reconstituted cells expressed decreased levels of Axl protein, but not Axl mRNA, suggesting VHL to regulate Axl expression. Gas6-mediated activation of Axl in ccRCC cells resulted in Axl phosphorylation, receptor down-regulation, decreased cell-viability and migratory capacity. No effects of the Gas6/Axl system could be detected on invasion. Moreover, in ccRCC tumor tissues, Axl was phosphorylated and Gas6 gamma-carboxylated, suggesting these molecules to be active in vivo. SIGNIFICANCE: These results provide novel information regarding the complex function of the Gas6/Axl system in ccRCC.
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- Iranparvar Alamdari, Farhood, 1959-
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Renal cell carcinoma : factors of importance for follow-up and survival
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is most lethal of the urological cancers, with more than 40% dying of the disease. About 30% of the patients have metastases at initial diagnosis and up to 40% undergoing nephrectomy for localized RCC develop metastasis. A follow-up protocol based on accurate prognostic variables allows identification of low and high risk patients and selection of those most likely to benefit from adjuvant therapy. I have studied a number of prognostic patient-related factors, including tumour stage and grade, angiogenetic factors and tumour markers, in order to improve follow-up guideline as well as to try to predict prognosis and clinical outcome for individual patients. Material and Methods: The studies are based on patients treated for RCC between 1982 and 2002. All patients eligible for surgery with or without metastasis were treated with nephrectomy and were followed according to a scheduled follow-up programme. Serum samples were collected after obtained informed consent. Multiple clinicopathological, laboratory variables and preoperative radiological examinations were analyzed. Results: Study I- After nephrectomy in 187 patients with non-metastatic RCC, 30% developed metastases during the follow-up. The risk for metastases was greater for more advanced stage and was adjusted by size and DNA ploidy. The median time to the diagnosis of metastases was 14.5 months. Metastases occurred in 43% of the patients within one year, within 2 years in 70% and 80% in 3 years. Patients with tumours less than 5 cm and diploid pT1>5cm and pT2 tumours survived longer than those with larger and aneuploid tumours. The 5-years survival rate for pT1, pT2, pT3 tumours were 95%, 87%, and 37% respectively. In pT3 tumours DNA ploidy had no relation to survival time. Study II and IV- The median survival time for patients with metastatic RCC was 7 months. Cytoreductive nephrectomy was associated with longer survival time. Factors including performance status (PS), number of metastatic sites, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), calcium in serum, vein invasion, capsule invasion had independent prognostic value with Cox multivariate analysis. Study III- The incidence of adrenal tumour involvement was 5.3 %, unaffected of RCC type, tumour location or side. Gender (male) and locally advanced tumours (pT3 > 5cm) were factors predicting adrenal involvement. The presence of adrenal involvement was a significant adverse prognostic variable, indicating a significantly shorter survival in patients both with and without distant metastases. Conclusion: Optimal follow-up guidelines are important from both medical and economic perspectives. The risk for progression depends mainly on stage, which in combination with other prognostic factors may allow more individualized and cost effective follow-up, in some cases by avoiding unnecessary examinations in a third of the patients. Cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with good PS, metastases limited to one organ, low ESR, normal calcium and no vein invasion were factors associated to long survival time. Soluble angiogenic factors in serum gave no prognostic information. Ipsilateral adrenalectomy in conjunction with radical nephrectomy should be performed if an adrenal lesion cannot be cleared of suspicion during preoperative work up. Ipsilateral adrenal involvement is a highly adverse prognostic factor and should be staged as M1a in the TNM staging system.
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