title: Cytosine arabinoside bladder instillation therapy for bladder tumors.
abstract: Bladder instillation of cytosine arabinoside (CA), 400 mg in 20 ml sterilized distilled water, was performed in 30 cases of bladder tumors. The instillation was done everyday to inpatients or 3 times a week to outpatients, for a total of 20 procedures. The total effective rate was 33%. Although the effectiveness of CA bladder instillation was less than that of mitomycin C and adriamycin, the combination of CA and these drugs might be advisable. Neither general nor local side effect was observed.
mesh_terms: D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine