title: Cytoreductive surgery for stage IV renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: To facilitate the regression of extra renal disease in response to systemic therapy, cytoreductive surgery has been advocated as step 1 in the treatment of stage IV renal cell carcinoma. To determine the effect of surgery on subsequent clinical course, we reviewed the treatment records of 30 patients with known stage IV carcinoma of the kidney who underwent nephrectomy or additional procedures in preparation for systemic therapy. Of 30 patients only 7 (23%) underwent systemic therapy postoperatively. Progression of the disease, surgical morbidity and mortality were the factors preventing 77% of our patients from continuing with treatment. Since regression of extra renal lesions is the goal of systemic therapy, our data suggest that nephrectomy and most other cytoreductive operations in preparation for systemic therapy are not efficient treatment strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Taub
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dutcher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D007376:Interleukin-2