title: Treatment of metastatic transitional cell carcinoma following renal transplantation.
abstract: Renal transplantation was performed in a patient with a history of surgical excision for localized transitional cell carcinoma. The graft functioned well; however, metastatic transitional cell carcinoma developed following transplantation. The patient was treated sequentially with CISCA (cisplatin, Cytoxan [cyclophosphamide], and Adriamycin [doxorubicin hydrochloride]) and M-VAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, Adriamycin, and cisplatin) with no alteration in maintenance immunosuppression. Full-dose chemotherapy was well tolerated, with no impairment of renal function, and a demonstrable reduction in tumor burden was achieved. The patient ultimately died of metastatic disease but enjoyed an excellent quality of life throughout the post-transplant period.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Novick
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Streem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinmuller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D011183:Postoperative Complications