Table 1 Clinicopathological data of 99 patients with MRCC

From: Prognostic factors in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: metastasectomy as independent prognostic variable

Characteristics

n

Median

%

Range

No. of patients

99

   

Sex

 Male

74

 

74.7

 

 Female

25

 

25.3

 

Age (years)

 

65

 

34–83

KPS

 100%

69

 

69.7

 

 90%

18

 

18.2

 

80%

12

 

12.1

 

Histology

 Clear cell

85

 

85.9

 

 Papillary

12

 

12.1

 

 Collecting duct

2

 

2

 

T stage

 pT1

15

 

15.2

 

 pT2

12

 

12.1

 

 pT3a

44

 

44.4

 

 pT3b

28

 

28.3

 

Nuclear grade

 G1

3

 

3

 

 G2

30

 

30.3

 

 G3

38

 

38.4

 

 G4

18

 

18.2

 

 Not available

10

 

10.1

 

Nephrectomy

 Yes

92

 

92.9

 

 No

7

 

7.1

 

No. of metastatic sites

 Local recurrence only

3

 

3

 

 1 site

33

 

33.3

 

 2 sites

28

 

28.3

 

 3 sites

17

 

17.2

 

4 sites

18

 

18.2

 

Sites of metastatic disease

 Lung

62

 

61.4

 

 Mediastinum

19

 

18.8

 

 Bone

34

 

33.7

 

 Liver

23

 

22.8

 

 Abdominal lymph nodes

14

 

18.9

 

 Pancreas

2

 

2

 

 Cerebral

11

 

10.9

 

Surgery for metastases

 No metastasectomy

56

 

56.6

 

 Metastasectomy

43

 

43.4

 

 Pulmonary

11

 

11.1

 

 Bone

27

 

27.3

 

 Local recurrence surgery

5

 

5

 

 CNS

4

 

4

 

 Pancreas

1

 

1

 

 Patients receiving metastasectomy twice

5

 

5

 

Baseline laboratory parameters

 Haemoglobin normal 11.5 g/dl

78

12.5

78.8

8.8–16.3

 LDH normal <200 U/l

68

176

68.7

26–2350

 CRP normal <0.5 mg/dl

23

2.1

23.2

0.5–195

 aP normal 0–15 U/l

53

111

53.5

47–819

Best response to outpatient immunotherapy

 CR

8

 

8.5

 

 PR

4

 

4.3

 

 SD

33

 

35.2

 

 PD

49

 

49.5

 

 Not evaluable

5

 

5.1

 
  1. aP=alkaline phosphatase; CNS=central nervous system; CR=complete response; CRP=C-reactive protein; KPS=Karnofsky performance status; LDH=lactate dehydrogenase; MRCC=metastatic renal cell carcinoma; PD=progressive disease; PR=partial response; SD=stable disease.