View clinical trials related to Kidney Neoplasms.
Filter by:Sporadic bilateral renal cell carcinoma (BRCC) is a rare situation of RCC. The treatment for BRCC is controversial and there is a lack of authoritative guidelines about the management of BRCC. The goal of this cohort study is to identify prognostic factors, construct predictive nomograms, and optimize management for sporadic BRCC patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: What are the factors influencing the prognosis of BRCC patients? What's the appropriate treatment for BRCC patients? Researchers will analysis the prognostic factors and compare the prognosis of BRCC patients receiving different treatments.
In France, the second cancer plan of 2009-2013 aimed to strengthen the role of MT by putting it back at the center of patient monitoring, in particular by asking "regional health agencies to encourage and support local experiments" which aim for better coordination between the city and the hospital. The third cancer plan for 2014-2019 insists on this measure because it had proven to be unproductive, and recommends, in addition to the creation of a nurse dedicated to the coordination of care between community medicine and the hospital, the creation of a direct telephone line to reach the hospital medical team. This measure is mainly aimed at the follow-up of certain cancers that do not require the technical support of the hospital, as is the case in the post-operative follow-up of RCC and CaP, where the additional examinations carried out during follow-up are carried out in the city. The research hypothesis is that this new method of monitoring had a positive impact on care in terms of quality, accessibility, organization and costs.
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant tumor in the kidney with a high mortality rate. Traditional imaging techniques are limited in capturing the internal heterogeneity of the tumor. Radiomics provides internal features of lesions for precise diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and personalized treatment planning. Early and accurate diagnosis of renal tumors is crucial, but it's challenging due to morphological and pathological overlap between benign and malignant lesions. The accurate diagnosis of RCC, especially for small tumors, remains a significant challenge. Recent studies have shown a relationship between body composition, obesity, and renal tumors. Common indicators like body weight and BMI fail to reflect body composition accurately. Research on the role of body composition, including adipose tissue, in tumor pathology could improve clinical diagnosis and treatment planning.
This study aims to compare the strength of the classical Clavien-Dindo classification system (CDC), which is a Likert scale analysis versus the comprehensive complication index (CCI), a new quantitative evaluation system, in patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN).
STUDY DESIGN: prospective multicentric observational SAMPLE SIZE OF THE STUDY: The estimated number of patients to enroll in the multicenter study is at least 270 patients (statistically calculated referring to the results of a monocentric analysis including 101 patients with the same design, already performed by the Coordinator Center). NUMBER OF CENTERS INVOLVED: Considering a total number of patients enrolled of at least 270, number of Centers to be involved: 5. STUDY PROCEDURES: 3D virtual model rendering - CT-scan images sent in DICOM format to MEDICS (Turin, Italy) after anonymization. - Dedicated online platform available to upload the anonymized CT images, after registration. - CT imaging processing by bioengineers and 3DVM building within 72 hours - 3D-PDF download from the same online platform Nephrometric score assessment - All CT-scans and their 3DVMsevaluation in order to assess surgical complexity, as classified by the PADUA nephrometry score and its relative PADUA risk category. - For each Center: - assessment of the PADUA score on the basis of the CT-scans (2D-NS) by one urologist; - assessment of the PADUA score on the basis of the 3DVMs (3D-NS) by another urologist. Surgical intervention and pathological assessment - Dedicated expert surgeon for each Center performing NSS to all patients with the same surgical technique. - Dedicated uro-pathologist for each Center performing the histopathological evaluations of the specimens.
Retrospective cohort study
Urothelial carcinomas of the lower and upper urinary tract can be considered "twin diseases". Much of the current clinical decision-making surrounding Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC) is extrapolated from evidence that is based on urothelial carcinoma of bladder patients. The inner wall of the bladder is coated with a substance called glycosaminoglycan (GAG). GAG is known to form a gel-like layer on the apical cell membrane and act as a barrier against urine and pathogens in the lower urinary tract. Currently no published research on the presence of a GAG layer in the upper urinary tract exists. However, literature suggests that the ureteral utothelium can be transduced without enhancers, and the ureteral urothelium may be intrinsically different from bladder, both by the presence or absence of a GAG-layer, by different composition/thickness of the GAG-layer. Any functional differences between the urothelial layers in the bladder and in the upper urinary tract may affect the adeno-virus transduction, which again will have potential impact on future treatment of UTUC patients with a current unmet medical need.
The purpose of the study is to find out how patients with advanced kidney cancer have been treated in the hospital district of Southwest Finland over time.
Preventing pre-surgical stress can help patients achieve positive outcomes on health and well-being. However, very few patients receive adequate stress relief support prior to a surgical procedure. Provision of education and information about the surgery can be a crucial component of the preoperative experience and is inversely related to levels of preoperative anxiety. However, resource constraints make face-to-face education sessions untenable, given cost considerations and time investment by trained health personnel. Interventions based on mobile health (mHealth) technologies, geared towards increasing familiarity with surgical procedures and hospital environments have been shown to help patients feel informed about possible benefits and risks of available treatment options. mHealth apps and Virtual Reality (VR) can offer patients experience in the perioperative environment that can be helpful in empowering patients and enhancing a more positive experience, while reducing stress. However, available applications focus only on providing informative content, neglecting the importance of patient empowerment with a more robust educational curriculum. According to this, the Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) CARINAE, aims to support patients and caregivers during the whole perioperative process. SaMD CARINAE consists of an mHealth mobile application for patients and caregivers, a Virtual Reality headset for patients, and a web application for healthcare professionals.
This paper evaluates the initial complications and the complications two years postoperatively necessitating re-hospitalisation for three surgical procedures for renal tumour partial nephrectomy .