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

Completed

• Conditions: Uterine Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT06401265
• Lead Sponsor: Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-08
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Study Completion: 2022-09-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-02
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8000

Inclusion Criteria

• Case study of upper urinary tract urothelial cancer surgery

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is a retrospective and questionnaire-based study.	Patients with urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract from January 2008 to December 2019.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tzu Chi hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan