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‹ Fri · 24 Jul 2026
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[Clinicopathological features and prognostic factors associated with long-term survival (≥5 years) in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus].

About 14% of kidney cancer patients with advanced vascular involvement survive long-term after surgery, establishing realistic expectations for this group.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinicopathological features of long-term survivors among patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and venous tumor thrombus (VTT) who underwent surgical treatment, and to expl... RESULTS: Long-term survival was achieved in 13.9% of 397 patients with ccRCC and VTT.

What the study was

Study design
Cohort study
Population
patients
Sample size
55
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences

Why it surfaced

Score 6/10 [PROMISING_PRELIMINARY]: Cohort study (Journal Article) matched 'Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T'. Components — novelty:1/3, relevance:2/3, design:1/2, population:2/2. Confidence: high. Conservative scoring applied per v1.3 rubric.

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