Kidney Stone History and Survival Outcomes in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Is a history of urinary tract stones associated with survival outcomes among patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC)?In this cohort study of 3414 patients with UTUC, a history of urinary stones was associated with significantly worse cancer-specific survival and disease-free survival, even after adjusting for confounders using overlap weighting.These findings suggest that patients with UTUC and stone history may represent a high-risk subgroup requiring intensified surveillance and potentially tailored adjuvant therapy.

Corresponding Author: Yao-Chou Tsai, MD, PhD, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Medical Foundation, No. 289, Jianguo Rd, Xindian Dist, New Taipei City 23145, Taiwan (tsai1970523@yahoo.com.tw).

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