title: Treatment of superficial (T1) tumours of the bladder by radical radiotherapy.
abstract: Local tumour control and survival is reported for 190 patients with T1 transitional cell cancer of the bladder who received a radical course of X-ray therapy. There was no difference in survival by the histological grade of the cancer but patients with grade 3 cancers had the highest probability of local control. After initial complete local tumour regression there was a similar probability of subsequent distant metastases irrespective of the grade of the cancer. Radical small field beam directed radiotherapy is commended for patients with T1/pT1 grade 3 transitional cell cancer of the bladder.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Quilty
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*