Research Article

A Nomogram-Based Risk Classification System Predicting the Overall Survival of Childhood with Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney Based on the SEER Database

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of CCSK patients.

CharacteristicFrequency (n, %)Training cohort (n, %)Validation cohort (n, %) value

Age (years)0.1694

Median (IQR)3 (0–19)
 <3.441582 (61.1)1122 (61.9)460 (59.3)
 >3.441006 (38.9)690 (38.1)316 (40.7)

Gender0.9718
 Male1222 (47.2)856 (47.2)366 (47.2)
 Female1366 (52.8)956 (52.8)410 (52.8)

Race0.8253
 White1955 (75.5)1369 (75.6)586 (75.5)
 Black448 (17.3)312 (17.2)136 (17.5)
 Asian or Pacific Islander121 (4.7)87 (4.8)34 (4.4)
 American Indian/Alaska native34 (1.3)24 (1.3)10 (1.3)

Origin0.9231
 Spanish-Hispanic-Latino687 (26.5)482 (26.6)205 (26.4)
 Non-Spanish-Hispanic-Latino1901 (73.5)1330 (73.4)571 (73.6)

Laterality0.793
 Right1173 (45.3)823 (45.4)350 (45.1)
 Left1216 (47.0)852 (47.0)364 (46.9)
 Bilateral183 (7.1)126 (4.9)57 (7.3)

Combined stage0.08337
 Distant459 (17.7)311 (17.2)148 (19.1)
 Localized816 (31.5)567 (31.3)249 (32.1)
 Regional605 (23.4)439 (17.0)166 (21.4)

Radiation0.8683
 Beam1201 (46.4)840 (46.4)361 (46.5)
 None1361 (52.6)956 (52.8)405 (52.2)

Chemotherapy0.658
 Yes2348 (90.7)1641 (90.6)707 (91.1)
 No240 (9.3)171 (9.4)69 (8.9)

CCSK, clear cell sarcoma of the kidney; IQR, interquartile range.