title: [Traditional and future criteria for progression in renal cell carcinoma. Molecular biology and clinical aspects].
abstract: In addition to the commonly used pathologic staging systems such as the TNM classification, the grading and demographic features have been reported to affect survival following surgical extirpation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). These features, especially the pathologic stage, are well established as prognostic factors. However, several cellular and molecular variables, although potentially important in the ultimate outcome, are not taken into consideration by these criteria. Thus patients with different prognoses may be classified as belonging to the same stages. Attempts are now made to use cytogenetic and molecular findings to predict long-term survival of RCC patients. Chromosome 16 q and 14 q aberrations may play an important role in the future by identifying the high-risk groups of patients with papillary and nonpapillary RCC, resp. In nonpapillary RCC, mutations of the von Hippel-Lindau gene have been implicated as the initial step of carcinogenesis. However, the subsequent steps remain to be elucidated and the search for genetic markers associated with tumor progression is under way. The distinction between patients with high and low risk of progression will become increasingly important as more effective adjuvant therapies are available.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pomer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Staehler
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14; D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Traditionelle und zukünftige Progressionsparameter bei Nierenzellkarzinom. Molekularbiologische und klinische Aspekte.