title: Advanced bladder cancer: therapy with cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum(II), adriamycin, and 5-fluorouracil.
abstract: Nineteen patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial cancer were treated with the combination of cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum(II), Adriamycin, and 5-fluorouracil. One patient died within 2 weeks of therapy and one patient had no measurable disease, leaving 18 patients evaluable for survival and toxicity and 17 patients evaluable for response. Eleven patients (65%) achieved a partial remission with attendant clinical improvement, with a median duration of 25 weeks. All nonresponders have died, with a median survival of 17 weeks. The median survival of responding patients was 40 weeks, with two patients alive at 33+ and 63+ weeks. Of particular interest are three patients who had resections of residual pelvic disease after significant regression with chemotherapy. One of these patients remains disease-free at 63+ weeks. Toxicity was significant but generally manageable.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil