Table 2

Cumulative incidence of CSD and DOC among patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma

VariablesCSD (%)DOC (%)
3 years (95% CI)5 years (95% CI)8 years (95% CI)P value3 years (95% CI)5 years (95% CI)8 years (95% CI)P value
Age<0.001<0.001
Sex<0.001<0.001
 Male22.903 (22.843 to 22.964)27.131 (27.064 to 27.197)29.457 (29.386 to 29.528)25.697 (25.634 to 25.760)33.645 (33.573 to 33.717)40.755 (40.673 to 40.837)
 Female33.320 (33.236 to 33.405)38.157 (38.066 to 38.247)40.339 (40.245 to 40.434)18.710 (18.639 to 18.780)24.144 (24.063 to 24.225)29.031 (28.937 to 29.125)
Race0.0080.057
 White25.881 (25.828 to 25.934)29.921 (29.864 to 29.979)31.856 (31.796 to 31.916)23.502 (23.451 to 23.554)30.839 (30.780 to 30.898)37.596 (37.528 to 37.664)
 Black35.688 (35.423 to 35.952)44.479 (44.194 to 44.763)48.470 (48.178 to 48.762)22.782 (22.555 to 23.009)27.889 (27.638 to 28.139)30.253 (29.987 to 30.519)
 Other33.577 (33.399 to 33.755)39.945 (39.752 to 40.138)43.895 (43.688 to 44.102)17.728 (17.586 to 17.869)22.120 (21.960 to 22.281)25.822 (25.642 to 26.003)
Marital status0.5780.888
 Married26.658 (26.605 to 26.711)31.020 (30.962 to 31.077)33.378 (33.317 to 33.440)23.164 (23.113 to 23.215)30.048 (29.990 to 30.106)36.490 (36.423 to 36.557)
 Single28.974 (28.808 to 29.140)35.148 (34.964 to 35.331)37.145 (36.956 to 37.334)20.973 (20.824 to 21.122)28.420 (28.246 to 28.593)33.095 (32.902 to 33.287)
 Others30.406 (30.132 to 30.681)32.762 (32.475 to 33.048)32.762 (32.475 to 33.048)22.481 (22.231 to 22.730)30.490 (30.186 to 30.794)35.083 (34.731 to 35.436)
Year0.4300.535
 2004–200627.535 (27.424 to 27.646)31.883 (31.767 to 31.999)33.622 (33.505 to 33.739)24.057 (23.951 to 24.164)32.174 (32.058 to 32.290)38.551 (38.430 to 38.672)
 2007–200929.665 (29.564 to 29.765)34.035 (33.930 to 34.139)36.463 (36.356 to 36.569)22.606 (22.513 to 22.698)28.351 (28.252 to 28.451)34.151 (34.045 to 34.256)
 2010–201226.033 (25.940 to 26.126)30.269 (30.170 to 30.368)21.838 (21.751 to 21.926)28.813 (28.715 to 28.910)
 2013–201525.678 (25.572 to 25.784)23.766 (23.661 to 23.871)
Site<0.0010.161
 Renal pelvis30.986 (30.921 to 31.051)36.259 (36.189 to 36.329)38.503 (38.430 to 38.577)22.942 (22.883 to 23.001)28.605 (28.539 to 28.672)33.500 (33.425 to 33.576)
 Ureter19.946 (19.870 to 20.021)23.033 (22.951 to 23.114)25.368 (25.279 to 25.456)22.948 (22.868 to 23.028)32.131 (32.037 to 32.225)40.713 (40.604 to 40.822)
Grade<0.0010.043
 Well13.707 (13.463 to 13.950)13.707 (13.463 to 13.950)13.707 (13.463 to 13.950)18.635 (18.356 to 18.914)21.710 (21.406 to 22.015)40.163 (39.717 to 40.609)
 Moderate10.664 (10.543 to 10.785)13.393 (13.255 to 13.530)15.852 (15.696 to 16.008)10.147 (10.028 to 10.267)18.691 (18.530 to 18.853)27.546 (27.340 to 27.752)
 Poor30.407 (30.315 to 30.498)35.156 (35.059 to 35.253)37.336 (37.236 to 37.437)24.420 (24.335 to 24.506)30.727 (30.633 to 30.822)36.164 (36.060 to 36.269)
 Undifferential28.133 (28.066 to 28.200)33.013 (32.939 to 33.086)35.492 (35.413 to 35.572)24.207 (24.142 to 24.271)31.584 (31.510 to 31.658)37.338 (37.252 to 37.424)
Size<0.0010.733
 <211.702 (11.603 to 11.801)15.012 (14.896 to 15.129)18.912 (18.770 to 19.054)23.698 (23.568 to 23.828)30.965 (30.815 to 31.114)41.203 (41.019 to 41.386)
 2–420.339 (20.257 to 20.421)25.952 (25.859 to 26.046)27.404 (27.307 to 27.501)21.685 (21.601 to 21.769)29.655 (29.556 to 29.754)38.855 (38.736 to 38.974)
 ≥434.800 (34.728 to 34.872)38.868 (38.792 to 38.944)41.162 (41.083 to 41.242)23.457 (23.393 to 23.521)29.773 (29.701 to 29.845)33.440 (33.361 to 33.519)
Laterality0.9440.393
 Left26.970 (26.903 to 27.037)31.835 (31.762 to 31.908)33.636 (33.560 to 33.713)22.586 (22.523 to 22.650)29.551 (29.479 to 29.624)35.006 (34.923 to 35.089)
 Right27.092 (27.017 to 27.167)31.010 (30.929 to 31.091)33.867 (33.781 to 33.954)23.335 (23.264 to 23.406)30.305 (30.223 to 30.387)37.564 (37.469 to 37.659)
Surgery0.0010.980
 Yes26.715 (26.665 to 26.765)31.206 (31.152 to 31.260)33.490 (33.432 to 33.547)22.940 (22.893 to 22.988)29.950 (29.895 to 30.004)36.234 (36.171 to 36.296)
 No/unknown77.778 (76.910 to 78.646)22.222 (21.522 to 22.923)
Radiotherapy<0.0010.910
 Yes44.203 (43.994 to 44.413)50.407 (50.191 to 50.623)51.767 (51.548 to 51.986)25.971 (25.788 to 26.155)32.016 (31.816 to 32.217)34.632 (34.422 to 34.842)
 No/unknown25.670 (25.619 to 25.721)29.951 (29.896 to 30.007)32.292 (32.233 to 32.351)22.699 (22.650 to 22.748)29.733 (29.677 to 29.789)36.285 (36.220 to 36.350)
Chemotherapy<0.0010.003
 Yes36.276 (36.177 to 36.375)41.751 (41.646 to 41.857)43.283 (43.175 to 43.391)20.156 (20.074 to 20.239)26.807 (26.711 to 26.903)30.702 (30.598 to 30.807)
 No/unknown22.979 (22.922 to 23.035)27.032 (26.970 to 27.094)29.614 (29.547 to 29.681)24.177 (24.119 to 24.235)31.278 (31.212 to 31.344)38.534 (38.457 to 38.611)
Distant metastasis<0.0010.641
 No23.438 (23.388 to 23.488)28.067 (28.012 to 28.122)30.550 (30.491 to 30.609)22.674 (22.624 to 22.723)29.966 (29.909 to 30.024)36.800 (36.734 to 36.866)
 Yes65.586 (65.407 to 65.765)67.967 (67.789 to 68.144)67.967 (67.789 to 68.144)25.548 (25.384 to 25.713)28.750 (28.577 to 28.922)28.750 (28.577 to 28.922)
LNE<0.0010.941
LNP<0.0010.448
LNR<0.001<0.001
  • CSD, cancer-specific death; DOC, death due to other causes; LNE, lymph nodes examined; LNP, lymph nodes positive; LNR, lymph nodes ratio.