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Nature Clinical Practice Urology (2005) 2, 578
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0332  

Postoperative prognostic prediction models for nonmetastatic RCC

Rebecca Doherty

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Most patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma undergo nephrectomy, but predicting long-term survival can be difficult. Although several prognostic models exist, few have been validated and it was unknown how well they could be generalized to all patients with nonmetastatic renal cancer undergoing this surgery. This retrospective study aimed to compare several prognostic models directly, with overall survival as the primary endpoint; secondary endpoints were cancer-specific and recurrence-free survival.

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