Does presence of bone metastases portend worsened prognosis in metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Analysis of the REMARCC (REgistry of MetAstatic RCC) database

Bradshaw, A.; Mir, M. C.; Autorino, R.; Minervini, A.; Kriegmair, M.; Maurer, T.; Porpiglia, F.; Van Bruwaene, S.; Linares, E.; Hevia, V.; Musquera, M.; Rousel, E.; Pavan, N.; Antonelli, A.; Zhang, S.; Meagher, M.; Rubio, J.; Garuli, G.; Tracy, A.; Campi, R.; Albertson, M.; Furlan, M.; Eldefrawy, A.; Derweesh, I.

doi:10.1016/S1569-9056(19)30850-4

The presence of brain metastases and bone metastases are generally understood to herald worsened prognosis following nephrectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, we sought to determine the effect of bone metastases on outcomes when already present at the time of cytoreductive radical nephrectomy (RN).

Does presence of bone metastases portend worsened prognosis in metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Analysis of the REMARCC (REgistry of MetAstatic RCC) database / Bradshaw, A.; Mir, M.C.; Autorino, R.; Minervini, A.; Kriegmair, M.; Maurer, T.; Porpiglia, F.; Van Bruwaene, S.; Linares, E.; Hevia, V.; Musquera, M.; Rousel, E.; Pavan, N.; Antonelli, A.; Zhang, S.; Meagher, M.; Rubio, J.; Garuli, G.; Tracy, A.; Campi, R.; Albertson, M.; Furlan, M.; Eldefrawy, A.; Derweesh, I.. - In: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. SUPPLEMENTS. - ISSN 1569-9056. - ELETTRONICO. - 18:(2019), pp. e1180-e1181. [10.1016/S1569-9056(19)30850-4]