Recalling the Treatment and Prognosis of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC)

Among urothelial cancers, upper urinary tract urothelial cancers, including renal pelvis and ureteral cancers have a higher incidence rate in Taiwan than Western countries. In particular, the proportion of female patients is similar to that of males. This situation is significantly different from that in foreign countries. The cause is currently uncertain.In the past, the arsenic contamination of groundwater made blackfoot disease become common and malignant in areas. Now, the number of kidney dialysis patients in Taiwan is increasing; and according to statistics, there is a significantly higher incidence of urothelial cancer among kidney dialysis patients. This may be caused by the use of traditional Chinese medicine or other unknown reasons.

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Key information

Conditions

Uterine Cancer Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Uterine Diseases Uterine Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Tzu Chi hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Case study of upper urinary tract urothelial cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

Cases of surgery for non-upper urinary tract urothelial cancer

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

It is a retrospective and questionnaire-based study.

Time frame: Patients with urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract from January 2008 to December 2019.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2022
First posted: May 6, 2024
Registry last updated: May 6, 2024

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