Prognostic value of the preoperative albumin-globulin ratio in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy: results from a large multicenter international collaboration
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Prognostic value of the preoperative albumin-globulin ratio in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy: results from a large multicenter international collaboration. / Miura, Noriyoshi; Mori, Keiichiro; Laukhtina, Ekaterina; Schuettfort, Victor M; Abufaraj, Mohammad; Teoh, Jeremy Y C; Luzzago, Stefano; Stolzenbach, Franziska; Deuker, Marina; Karakiewicz, Pierre I; Briganti, Alberto; Enikeev, Dmitry V; Rouprêt, Morgan; Margulis, Vitaly; Chlosta, Piotr; Nyirady, Peter; Babjuk, Marek; Egawa, Shin; Saika, Takashi; Shariat, Shahrokh F.
In: JPN J CLIN ONCOL, Vol. 51, No. 7, 01.07.2021, p. 1149-1157.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Prognostic value of the preoperative albumin-globulin ratio in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy: results from a large multicenter international collaboration
AU - Miura, Noriyoshi
AU - Mori, Keiichiro
AU - Laukhtina, Ekaterina
AU - Schuettfort, Victor M
AU - Abufaraj, Mohammad
AU - Teoh, Jeremy Y C
AU - Luzzago, Stefano
AU - Stolzenbach, Franziska
AU - Deuker, Marina
AU - Karakiewicz, Pierre I
AU - Briganti, Alberto
AU - Enikeev, Dmitry V
AU - Rouprêt, Morgan
AU - Margulis, Vitaly
AU - Chlosta, Piotr
AU - Nyirady, Peter
AU - Babjuk, Marek
AU - Egawa, Shin
AU - Saika, Takashi
AU - Shariat, Shahrokh F
N1 - © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permission@oup.com.
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of preoperative albumin to globulin ratio for predicting pathologic and oncological outcomes in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy in a large multi-institutional cohort.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preoperative albumin to globulin ratio was assessed in a multi-institutional cohort of 2492 patients. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association of the albumin to globulin ratio with pathologic features. Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed for survival endpoints.RESULTS: The optimal cut-off value was determined to be 1.4 according to a receiver operating curve analysis. Lower albumin to globulin ratios were observed in 797 patients (33.6%) compared with other patients. In a preoperative model, low preoperative albumin to globulin ratio was independently associated with nonorgan-confined diseases (odds ratio 1.32, P = 0.002). Patients with low albumin to globulin ratios had worse recurrence-free survival (P < 0.001), cancer-specific survival (P = 0.001) and overall survival (P = 0.020) in univariable and multivariable analyses after adjusting for the effect of standard preoperative prognostic factors (recurrence-free survival: hazard ratio (HR) 1.31, P = 0.001; cancer-specific survival: HR 1.31, P = 0.002 and overall survival: HR 1.18, P = 0.024).CONCLUSIONS: Lower preoperative albumin to globulin ratio is associated with locally advanced disease and worse clinical outcomes in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. As it is difficult to stage disease entity, low preoperative serum albumin to globulin ratio may help identify those most likely to benefit from intensified care, such as perioperative systemic therapy, and the extent and type of surgery.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of preoperative albumin to globulin ratio for predicting pathologic and oncological outcomes in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy in a large multi-institutional cohort.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preoperative albumin to globulin ratio was assessed in a multi-institutional cohort of 2492 patients. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association of the albumin to globulin ratio with pathologic features. Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed for survival endpoints.RESULTS: The optimal cut-off value was determined to be 1.4 according to a receiver operating curve analysis. Lower albumin to globulin ratios were observed in 797 patients (33.6%) compared with other patients. In a preoperative model, low preoperative albumin to globulin ratio was independently associated with nonorgan-confined diseases (odds ratio 1.32, P = 0.002). Patients with low albumin to globulin ratios had worse recurrence-free survival (P < 0.001), cancer-specific survival (P = 0.001) and overall survival (P = 0.020) in univariable and multivariable analyses after adjusting for the effect of standard preoperative prognostic factors (recurrence-free survival: hazard ratio (HR) 1.31, P = 0.001; cancer-specific survival: HR 1.31, P = 0.002 and overall survival: HR 1.18, P = 0.024).CONCLUSIONS: Lower preoperative albumin to globulin ratio is associated with locally advanced disease and worse clinical outcomes in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. As it is difficult to stage disease entity, low preoperative serum albumin to globulin ratio may help identify those most likely to benefit from intensified care, such as perioperative systemic therapy, and the extent and type of surgery.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nephroureterectomy
KW - Preoperative Period
KW - Prognosis
KW - Proportional Hazards Models
KW - Serum Albumin/analysis
KW - Serum Globulins/analysis
KW - Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/blood
U2 - 10.1093/jjco/hyab023
DO - 10.1093/jjco/hyab023
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 33667307
VL - 51
SP - 1149
EP - 1157
JO - JPN J CLIN ONCOL
JF - JPN J CLIN ONCOL
SN - 0368-2811
IS - 7
ER -