POSTOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY OF 50 PATIENTS WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

From 1977 to 1990, 50 patients with renal cell carcinoma were given postoperative radiotherapy. The 3-,5- and 10-year survival rates were 60.0%,51.5% and 31.8%. The 5-year survival rate of StageⅠ～Ⅱ lesions was 69.2% and that of stageⅢ～Ⅳ lesions was 43.8%, which are better than those treated by surgery alone. Regional lymphatic metastasis, invasion of the nearby organs and vena caval cancerous thrombosis were the ominous signs, especially the former two. 83.3% of the patients died of distant metastasis. Lung was most common(58.3%)and then, bone metastasis (25.6%). The authors believe newer combination therapy against distant metastasis is needed to improve the results.