The OpeRa trial: the active role of the patient in the clinical decision-making process and surgical planning

Annals of Oncology | |

We read with great interest the article by Grimm et al. comparing morbidity following open (OPN) versus robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for patients diagnosed with a complex kidney tumor. The authors should be congratulated on conducting a unique randomized clinical trial in the special setting of nephron-sparing surgery for anatomically complex renal masses that teaches several important lessons.1

Topics: blood-cancer, kidney-cancer, clinical-trials