The number of metabolic features as a significant prognostic factor in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: The effect of metabolic characteristics on the prognosis of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma remains controversial. We investigated the associations between metabolic features of each individual and disease prognosis in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Data of 1,584 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma from a multi-institutional database were retrospectively analyzed. The entire cohort was stratified into three subgroups according to how many patients had abnormal metabolic features (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and low body mass index). The Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional analyses were performed to investigate the associations between abnormal metabolic features and disease prognosis. mThere were 465 subjects without any metabolic features, 995 wi

SUBMITTER: Yuk HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7181597 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature