ESRD Risk with Radical and Partial Nephrectomy Comparable

Radical and partial nephrectomyfor renal cell carcinoma are associatedwith a similar risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to astudy conducted in Taiwan. 

Wei-Yu Lin, MD, of Chang GungMemorial Hospital in Chiayi, andcolleagues studied a nationwidepopulation-based cohort of 7,670patients with RCC who underwentradical nephrectomy (RN) or partialnephrectomy (PN). From this group,the researchers propensity scorematched 1,212 PN patients to 2,424RN patients. The median follow-upfor this cohort was 48 months. 

ESRD developed in 70 patients(2.9%) in the RN group, for an incidencerate of 6.9 cases per 1,000person-years, and 23 patients (1.9%)in the PN group, for an incidencerate of 5.5 cases per 1,000 person-years,the researchers reported inPLOS One (2015;10:e0126965). Inadjusted analyses, the differencebetween treatment groups was notstatistically significant. 

The authors stated that theirinvestigation is the first Asian studyon this topic.

From the June 01, 2015 Issue of Renal and Urology News