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The Danish Bladder Cancer Group 23 Study - A European Study on Cancer in the Upper Urinary Tract

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllZealand University Hospital
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This is a study looking at how patients with a rare type of cancer in the pelvis and ureter of the kidney - called upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) - is currently treated. The gold standard treatment of UTUC is the complete removal of the kidney, renal pelvis and ureter. The use of kidney-sparing surgery, which preserves the kidney while treating the cancer, was only considered for patients who were too frail to undergo kidney removal, had a solitary functioning kidney, or suffered from severe chronic kidney disease. Since 2018 international guidelines have incorporated kidney sparing surgery for all patients but only offered to patients that have been diagnosed with very low risk tumors to ensure the safety of the patients. The latest update of the UTUC Guidelines from the European Association of Urology has revised the criteria, so that certain features previously classi

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with confirmed histopathology of UTUC * Age ≥ 18 years * Informed patient consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient not willing or able to give informed consent
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What it tests

  • Kidney sparing surgery for high-risk upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma
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Where

5 sites
Department of Urology Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus N, Denmark
Herlev Gentofte Hospital
Herlev, Denmark
Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
København Ø, Denmark
Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital
Roskilde, Denmark
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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