title: Chemotherapy of carcinoma of renal pelvis: preliminary report.
abstract: Seven patients with metastatic and/or recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis treated with systemic chemotherapy are evaluated. The median age of the patients was fifty-five; 6 were men, 6 of the tumors were histologic grade III and Stage C at the time of nephroureterectomy. Most of the patients presented with a large recurrent mass at the original site of surgery in addition to bone and/or pulmonary metastases. Four patients were treated with CISCA combination chemotherapy (cis-platinum, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin), and responded with 1 partial remission, 1 less than partial remission, and 2 symptomatic improvement. Two patients were treated with FAM combination chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and mitomycin C) and demonstrated an objective response. One patient had a less than partial remission (30 per cent) and the second patient a partial remission. The seventh patient was treated with alternating courses of CISCA and FAM and thus far has received 8 courses and is in complete remission. The median survival time of the 7 patients is seven months (range four to fourteen months). Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis is responsive to chemotherapy; therefore, trials are indicated.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil