Radiation therapy for nonmetastatic medically inoperable upper-tract urothelial carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The standard management for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). However, some patients cannot undergo this procedure for several reasons, such as unresectable disease, old age, and multiple comorbidities. Our study explored the potential safety and effectiveness of radiotherapy as a curative treatment for UTUC patients unfit for surgery.

Methods

The data of patients treated with radiotherapy between December 2017 and November 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. For the literature review, computerized PubMed Medline, Index Medicus, and Web of Science databases and reference lists from the identified publications of interest were used. And "upper-tract urothelial carcinoma" and "radiotherapy" were used as key words in

SUBMITTER: Liu MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350229 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature