Publications by authors named "Takatora Sawada"
Background: Robot-assisted surgery is widely performed for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombi. Although many chemotherapeutic options are available for the treatment of unresectable RCC, there are very few reports on robot-assisted radical nephrectomy (RARN) with inferior vena cava thrombectomy (IVCT) after presurgical treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. We believe that pre-surgical treatment can provide minimally invasive surgical benefits to high-risk patients during the perioperative period.
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- The Briganti nomogram, with a 5% cut-off, is used to decide if pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is necessary for prostate cancer patients.
- A study analyzed data from 1,068 patients who had radical prostatectomy and found no significant oncological benefit of PLND for those with a Briganti score of 5%.
- High PSA levels and advanced T-stage were linked to worse biochemical recurrence-free survival, while PLND did not have a meaningful impact on recurrence outcomes.