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Long-term survival after nephrectomy in older patients with non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study using different age cutoffs

Key takeaways

This study followed 891 older adults who had kidney cancer surgery. It compared survival rates using different age cutoffs. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause. The data comes from a single hospital over many years.

Who did this work

Tetsuya Danno (The University of Tokyo) · Satoru Taguchi (The University of Tokyo) · Kenjiro Kishitani (The University of Tokyo) · Koji Tanaka (The University of Tokyo) · Takahiro Oshina (The University of Tokyo) · Yoichi Fujii (The University of Tokyo) · Yoshiyuki Akiyama (The University of Tokyo) · Yusuke Sato (The University of Tokyo) · Taketo Kawai (The University of Tokyo) · Jimpei Miyakawa (The University of Tokyo) · Jun Kamei (The University of Tokyo) · Shigenori Kakutani (The University of Tokyo)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-15
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-026-02418-5