Recalling the Treatment and Prognosis of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC)

NCT06401265 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 06-X34-105
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 8,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Among urothelial cancers, upper urinary tract urothelial cancers, including renal pelvis and ureteral cancers have a higher incidence rate in Taiwan than Western countries. In particular, the proportion of female patients is similar to that of males. This situation is significantly different from that in foreign countries. The cause is currently uncertain.In the past, the arsenic contamination of groundwater made blackfoot disease become common and malignant in areas. Now, the number of kidney dialysis patients in Taiwan is increasing; and according to statistics, there is a significantly higher incidence of urothelial cancer among kidney dialysis patients. This may be caused by the use of traditional Chinese medicine or other unknown reasons.

Conditions

Uterine Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• It is a retrospective and questionnaire-based study.

  Patients with urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract from January 2008 to December 2019.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

You may qualify if:

• Case study of upper urinary tract urothelial cancer surgery

You may not qualify if:

• Cases of surgery for non-upper urinary tract urothelial cancer

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tzu Chi hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Uterine Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Neoplasms, Female; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Uterine Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2024
• First Posted: May 6, 2024
• Study Start: January 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: February 8, 2018
• Study Completion: September 5, 2022
• Last Updated: May 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2022-02

Locations

TW (1)