Rising incidence rates and unaltered survival rates for primary upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a Dutch population-based study from 1993 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess trends in the incidence, disease management and survival rates for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) in the Netherlands.

Materials and methods

Patients diagnosed with primary UTUC in the Netherlands between 1993 and 2017 were identified through the population-based Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR). Patient and tumour characteristics, as well as information on treatment and vital status, were retrieved from the NCR. Age-standardized incidence rates were calculated, stratified by age, gender, calendar period and disease stage. Relative survival served as an approximation for cancer-specific survival.

Results

We identified 13 314 patients with primary UTUC. The age-standardized incidence rate increased from 2.0 in 1993 to 3.2 per 100 000 pers

SUBMITTER: van Doeveren T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8453942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature