Table 2 Characteristics and patterns of first local therapy (LT).

From: Impact of local therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma during medical treatment in a retrospective analysis

 

Total cohort N = 315 (100%)

LT(+)a N = 163 (51.7%)

LT(-) N = 152 (48.3%)

LTb, type

RTxc, n (%)

80 (49.1)

80 (49.1)

0 (0)

Surgery, n (%)

68 (41.7)

68 (41.7)

0 (0)

RFAd, n (%)

4 (2.5)

4 (2.5)

0 (0)

MWAe, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

SIRTf, n (%)

2 (1.2)

2 (1.2)

0 (0)

Others, n (%)

9 (5.5)

9 (5.5)

0 (0)

No. of MTg

Before LT, n, median (range)

1 (0–6)

1 (0–6)

NAl

After LT, n, median (range)

1 (0–7)

1 (0–7)

NAl

Target organ of LT

Bones, n (%)

73 (44.8)

73 (44.8)

NAl

Kidney, n (%)

7 (4.3)

7 (4.3)

NAl

Lung, n (%)

21 (12.9)

21 (12.9)

NAl

Liver, n (%)

10 (6.1)

10 (6.1)

NAl

Lymph nodes, n (%)

18 (11)

18 (11)

NAl

Brain, n (%)

30 (18.4)

30 (18.4)

NAl

Skin, n (%)

3 (1.8)

3 (1.8)

NAi

Othersm, n (%)

27 (16.6)

27 (16.6)

NAl

Total number of administered LTh, n

189

189

NAl

Status before LT

Local PD, n (%)

67 (41.1)

67 (41.1)

NAl

Systemic PD, n (%)

70 (42.9)

70 (42.9)

NAl

NEi, n (%)

26 (16)

26 (16)

NAl

Best systemic response after LT

 

Partial response, n (%)

11 (6.7)

11 (6.7)

NAl

Stable disease, n (%)

28 (17.2)

28 (17.2)

NAl

Progressive diseasej, n (%)

80 (49.1)

80 (49.1)

NAl

Mixed response, n (%)

6 (3.7)

6 (3.7)

NAl

NE due to death, n (%)

20 (12.2)

20 (12.2)

NAl

NE, n (%)

18 (11.1)

18 (11.1)

NAl

ECOGk

Before LT, Median (range)

0 (0–4)

0 (0–4)

NAl

After LT, Median (range)

1 (0–4)

1 (0–4)

NAl

Clinical symptoms

Before LT

Yes, n (%)

91 (55.8)

91 (55.8)

NAl

No, n (%)

29 (17.8)

29 (17.8)

NAl

NE, n (%)

43 (26.4)

43 (26.4)

NAl

After LT

No change, n (%)

12 (7.4)

12 (7.4)

NAl

Improved, n (%)

49 (30.1)

49 (30.1)

NAl

Worsened, n (%)

16 (9.8)

16 (9.8)

NAl

NAl/NE n (%)

86 (52.7)

86 (52.7)

NAl

  1. a) Medical treatment + local therapy b) Local therapy c) Radiotherapy d) Radiofrequency ablation e) Microwave ablation f) Selective internal radiation therapy g) Medical treatment h) 20 patients had simultaneous multilocular local therapy i) Not evaluable j) Progressive disease (clinical and radiological judgement) k) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group l) Not available m) Including all sites of metastases other than those mentioned above and sites, that have not been described in detail.