title: [Phase II study of 5-FU tablet in bladder tumor].
abstract: A phase II study of 5-FU tablet at a dose of 200 to 300 mg/day (b.i.d. or t.i.d.) for 28 patients with tumor of urinary bladder was undertaken by a cooperative study group consisting of 7 institutions including Okayama University. The clinical response rate in 25 evaluable cases was 20.0 (5/25) (CR: 2 cases, PR: 3 cases, MR: 4 cases, NC: 11 cases and PD: 5 cases). Efficacy rates of 5-FU tablet were higher in patients having smaller lesions or those who received no previous chemotherapy. Some adverse effects were observed in 6 of 27 cases (22.2%), all of which were gastrointestinal symptoms. Abnormal laboratory tests were seen in 18.5%, but all of these abnormalities were mild. 5-FU tablet administered to patients with tumor of urinary bladder was found to be highly distributed in tumor tissue. It is considered from the above results that 5-FU tablet is one of the useful agents for tumor of urinary bladder.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Urology, Okayama University Medical School.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Josen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishido
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asahi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D013607:Tablets; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013607:Tablets; D005472:Fluorouracil