Research Article

[Retracted] Elevated Plasma Interleukin-35 as a Prognostic Indicator in Localized Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with localized RCC (n = 50) according to the IL-35.

CharacteristicsPatients (n = 50)Group 1
low IL-35
(n = 30)
Group 2
high IL-35
(n = 20)
value
two-side

OS-time65.30 ± 12.8469.10 ± 5.2259.60 ± 18.060.0089
PFS-time61.58 ± 16.8367.90 ± 8.0152.10 ± 21.790.0007
Age (mean±SD)56.82 ± 14.2659.00 ± 12.1953.55 ± 16.710.1885
≤653923160.78
>651174
Sex (male/female)31/1919/1112/80.812
BMI (kg/m2) (≤24/>24)32/1817/1315/50.186
Hypertension (yes/no)26/2412/1814/60.038
Diabetes (yes/no)6/444/262/180.722
Family history (yes/no)3/471/292/180.331
Symptom (yes/no)36/1426/410/100.005
Tumor size (cm) (mean±SD)4.21 ± 1.983.69 ± 1.225.01 ± 2.600.0203
≤4 cm251780.248
>4 cm251312
Surgical procedure (PN/RN)14/369/215/150.700
T classification (I/II)46/430/016/40.043
Nuclear grade (1-2/3-4)32/1823/79/110.022
Necrosis (yes/no)3/470/303/170.114
IL-35110.42 ± 61.9673.28 ± 14.98166.15 ± 64.12<0.0001
3-year OS rate (%)94.00% (47/50)100.00% (30/30)85.00% (17/20)0.114
3-year PFS rate (%)86.00% (43/50)96.67% (29/30)70.00% (14/20)0.025
5-year OS rate (%)88.00% (44/50)100.00% (30/30)70.00% (14/20)0.006
5-year PFS rate (%)76.00% (38/50)90.00% (27/30)55.00% (11/20)0.012

OS: overall survival; PFS: progression-free survival. BMI: body mass index. PN: partial nephrectomy; RN: radical nephrectomy. .