European Association of Urology Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma: The 2019 Update

Börje Ljungberg*, Laurance Albiges, Yasmin Abu-Ghanem, Karim Bensalah, Saeed Dabestani, Sergio Fernández Pello Montes, Rachel H. Giles, Fabian Hofmann, Milan Hora, Markus A. Kuczyk, Teele Kuusk, Thomas B. Lam, Lorenzo Marconi, Axel S. Merseburger, Thomas Powles, Michael Staehler, Rana Tahbaz, Alessandro Volpe, Axel Bex

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Abstract

The 2019 European Association of Urology renal cell cancer guidelines have been updated by a multidisciplinary panel of experts, based on the highest methodological standards. These guidelines provide the most reliable contemporaneous evidence base for the management of patients with renal cell cancer in 2019.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Urology
Volume75
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)799-810
Number of pages12
ISSN0302-2838
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05.2019

Funding

Financial disclosures: Börje Ljungberg certifies that all conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests and relationships and affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript (eg, employment/affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, or patents filed, received, or pending), are the following: Professor Dr. Börje Ljungberg has received company speaker honoraria from GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Pfizer, and Novartis; has participated in trials for GlaxoSmithKline, Medivation, Pfizer, and Janssen R&D; and has been on advisory boards for Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline. Professor Dr. Laurence Albiges has received consulting/advisory fees from BMS, Pfizer, Novartis, Sanofi, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer, and Cerulean; and research funding from Pfizer and Novartis. Professor Dr. Karim Bensalah has received grants/research support from Pfizer, and honoraria or consultation fees from Intuitive Surgical. Professor Dr. Milan Hora has received company speaker honoraria from Covidien, Olympus, Janssen, and Astellas; has participated in trials for Janssen; and has received grants/research support from Ipsen. Professor Dr. Markus A. Kuczyk is a stock shareholder of Bayer Healthcare, Astellas, Storz, Pfizer, Wyeth, and Novartis; is a company consultant for Karl Storz, Coloplast, AstraZeneca, Astellas, Storz, and Hexal; has received company speaker honoraria from Pfizer, Astellas, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Pierre Fabre, Janssen Cilag, and Hexal; has participated in trials for the ProtecT Study, Millenium Study C21004, Millenium Study C21005, Astellas, Ipsen, and Janssen; and has received grants/research support from Wyeth and Pfizer. Dr. Teele Kuusk has received company speaker honorarium and a travel grant from Ipsen. Dr. Thomas B. Lam is a company consultant for and has received company speaker honoraria from Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Astellas, and Ipsen. Professor Dr. Axel S. Merseburger is a company consultant for Ipsen Pharma, Bayer, Astellas, Janssen Cilag, Novartis, and Pfizer; has received company speaker honoraria from Ipsen Pharma, Wyeth, Astellas, Novartis, Pfizer, and SEP; has participated in trials for AstraZeneca, Bayer, Pfizer, TEVA, Novartis, and Astellas; has received grants/research support from Wyeth; and has participated in a company-sponsored speakers bureau for TEVA, Janssen, Pfizer, Astellas, Ferring, and Novartis. Professor Dr. Thomas Powles is a company consultant for Novartis, Pfizer, and GlaxoSmithKline; has received company speaker honoraria from Novartis, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Genentech; has participated in trials for GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, BMS, Genentech, and Genetech; and has received grants/research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Novartis. Professor Dr. Michael Staehler is a company consultant for Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Astellas, and Bayer; has received company speaker honoraria from Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Astellas, Bayer, and Aveo; has participated in trials for Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Bayer, Aveo, Wilex, and Immatics; has received fellowships and travel grants from Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, and Bayer; and has received grants/research support from Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Bayer, and Aveo. In addition, he took part in the S-TRAC trial as an investigator and is an author on the S-TRAC publication. Professor Dr. Axel Bex has received company speaker honoraria from Pfizer; has participated in trials for Pfizer Europe; has participated in advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis; is a company consultant for Pfizer and Novartis; and has received grants/research support from Pfizer. Professor Dr. Rachel H. Giles, Professor Dr. Alessandro Volpe, Dr. Saeed Dabestani, Dr. Fabian Hofmann, Dr. Lorenzo Marconi, Dr. Sergio Fernández-Pello, Dr. Rana Tahbaz, and Dr. Yasmin Abu-Ghanem have nothing to disclose.

DFG Research Classification Scheme

  • 2.22-14 Hematology, Oncology
  • 2.22-23 Reproductive Medicine, Urology

Coronavirus related work

  • Research on SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19

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