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. 2021 Nov 18;16(4):97–101. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7451

Table 2.

Treatment outcomes for active surveillance patients by progression vs. preference

Treatment outcomes Patients treated for preference (n=12) Patients treated for clinical progression (n=17) Combined (n=29) p for preference vs. progression
 Time to treatment, median (IQR) 2.22 (1.69–3.53) years 3.82 (2.57–7.16) years 2.89 (2.00–4.75) years 0.032
 Treatment type 6 nephrectomy (50.0%) 12 nephrectomy (70.6%) 18 nephrectomy (62.1%) 0.44
6 RFA (50.0%) 5 RFA (29.4%) 11 RFA (37.9%)
 Final nephrectomy histology 3 clear-cell RCC (50.0%) 10 clear-cell RCC (83.3%) 13 clear-cell RCC (72.2%) 0.27
3 papillary type 1 (50.0%) 2 papillary type 1 (16.7%) 5 papillary type 1 (27.8%)
 Nephrectomy stage 6 pT1a (100%) 5 pT1a (41.7%) 11 pT1a (61.1%) 0.07
5 pT1b (41.7%) 5 pT1b (27.8%)
2 pT3b (16.7%) 2 pT3b (11.1%)
 Nephrectomy grade 2 grade 1 (33.3%) 2 grade 1 (16.7%) 4 grade 1 (22.2%) 0.82
3 grade 2 (50.0%) 6 grade 2 (50.0%) 9 grade 2 (50.0%)
1 grade 3 (16.7%) 4 grade 3 (33.3%) 5 grade 3 (27.8%)

IQR: interquartile range; RCC: real cell carcinoma; RFA: renal frequency ablation.