title: Topical mitomycin C therapy for carcinoma of the bladder.
abstract: We studied 19 consecutive patients with biopsy proved carcinoma in situ of the bladder who had received 8 weekly doses of 30 mg. intravesical mitomycin C. Followup with cystoendoscopy, biopsy and cytology studies every 3 months ranged from 6 to 48 months, with an average of 21 months. A complete initial response was achieved in 15 patients, 11 of whom have remained free of tumor with no further therapy. The 4 patients who failed to respond to initial therapy subsequently were free of tumor after further intravesical mitomycin C (2), excision (1) or doxorubicin (1). Three patients died of unrelated diseases. Only 1 patient has had metastatic transitional cell carcinoma. No patient had undergone cystectomy or radiotherapy. These data indicate that mitomycin C achieves a high initial response in patients with carcinoma in situ of the bladder and maintains this control in many patients for months or years.
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012074:Remission Induction; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin