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. 2017 Oct 6;8(60):101500–101508. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.21551

Table 1. Background of patients.

All Ctrl NAC P value
n 234 133 101
Age (years) 71 ± 9.2 71 ± 8.9 70 ± 9.5 0.223
Gender (Male), n= 155 (66%) 85 (64%) 70 (69%) 0.387
ECOG-PS > 1, n = 5 (2.1%) 4 (3.0%) 1 (1.0%) 0.393
Hypertension, n = 106 (44%) 65 (49%) 41 (41%) 0.234
Diabetes mellitus, n = 39 (17%) 19 (14%) 20 (20%) 0.291
Cardiovascular disease, n = 39 (17%) 23 (17%) 16 (16%) 0.768
Smoking, n = 102 (44%) 52 (39%) 50 (50%) 0.112
eGFR before surgery (mL/min/1.73m2) 56 ± 18 56 ± 19 57 ± 15 0.414
Hydronephrosis, n= 164 (70%) 96 (72%) 68 (67%) 0.422
NAC regimen: GCis / GCarbo / others, n = 21 /76 /4
cT 2/3/4, n = 5 / 217 / 12 4 / 123 / 6 1 / 94 / 6 0.566
cN+, n = 34 (15%) 15 (11%) 19 (19%) 0.105
Original tumor sites, n =
 Renal pelvis / Ureter / Multiple 92 / 125 / 17 61 / 61 / 11 31 / 64 / 6 0.009
Laparoscopic surgery, n = 48 (21%) 17 (13%) 31 (31%) 0.001
Postoperative complications, n =
 All 33 (14%) 16 (12%) 17 (17%) 0.296
 G3 8 (3.4%) 6 (4.5%) 2 (2.0%)
Pathological outcomes, n =
 pT3 or 4 141 (60%) 105 (79%) 36 (36%) < 0.001
 Downstaging 58 (25%) 19 (14%) 39 (39%) < 0.001
 Downstaging (cT - pT) 0.6 ± 1.0 0.3 ± 0.8 1.1 ± 1.0 < 0.001
 pN+ 27 (12%) 16 (12%) 11 (11%) 0.787
 High grade 222 (95%) 127 (96%) 95 (94%) 0.623
 Concomitant CIS 22 (9.4%) 10 (7.5%) 12 (12%) 0.257
 Surgical margin positive 14 (6.0%) 9 (6.8%) 5 (5.0%) 0.562
 Lymphovascular invasion 87 (37%) 61 (46%) 26 (26%) 0.004
 Median follow-up (Months) 27 30 26