Postoperative Adjuvant Immunotherapy Combined with Radiotherapy Versus Surgery Alone in Locally Advanced UTUC

Summary

This is a prospective cohort study to analyse the safety and efficacy of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy versus surgery alone group of UTUC patients with T3-4 stages or lymph nodes metastasis(N+) status.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* 1\) Patients after radical nephroureterectomy with full-length nephroureterectomy and pathologically confirmed cancer of the renal pelvis or ureter, AJCC staging (8th edition) containing one of the following factors: pT3-4, pN+; 2) Patients with creatinine eGFR \<60 min/L. or underlying disease refusing to tolerate chemotherapy.

3)18≤age≤80 years old; 4)Completion of abdominopelvic CT 4 weeks prior to enrolment. 5)Except for cutaneous non-melanoma and ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, the patient has not suffered from any other malignant disease within the last 5 years; 6)Willing to participate in perfecting the necessary examinations and follow-up visits for the sake of the study, and willing to provide written informed consent.

All of the above need to be fulfilled:

Expected survival \> 6 months; KPS \> 70 points; Leukocytes ≥ 3.5 x 109/l,Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 109/l, Platelets ≥ 100.0 x 109/l, Haemoglobin ≥ 90g/l.

Exclusion Criteria:

* 1\) Distant metastases already found at the time of surgery; non-R0 resected patients 2) History of pelvic and abdominal radiotherapy; history of inflammatory bowel disease; history of systemic chemotherapy; (3) Pregnant or breastfeeding women; or women of childbearing potential who are not using reliable contraception; (4) History of malignant tumour (except skin cancer that is not malignant melanoma and cervical cancer in situ, tumours that have been cured for more than 5 years) 5) weight loss \> 10% within 6 months 6) Presence of active infections in those with pre-existing or co-existing bleeding disorders 7) clinically significant cardiac disease (e.g., hypertension controlled by medication, unstable angina pectoris, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class ≥ II congestive heart failure, unstable symptomatic arrhythmia, or class ≥ II peripheral vascular disease); 8) Psychological, family, and social factors leading to lack of informed consent.

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