title: [Treatment of urinary bladder cancer--a retrospective analysis].
abstract: Data on 482 stage A-0--D2 bladder cancer patients referred between 1975-86 were analyzed. Prognosticators of survival were stage, histologic subtype and differentiation. 143 patients with disease localized to the pelvis (stage A-0--D1) received definitive radiotherapy with 60 Gy or more, and 25 underwent preoperative irradiation and cystectomy. Later, a group of 56 selected patients with stage B--D1, referred between 1988-1991, received neo-adjuvant MCV chemotherapy (methotrexate, cisplatin and vinblastine) preceding either definitive radiotherapy or surgery. The 2-year overall actuarial survival rates were similar: 63% for radiotherapy only, 72% for cystectomy and 68% for neo-adjuvant chemotherapy; they were also similar when broken down by stage and grade.
authors.affiliation: Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center, Lin Clinic, Haifa.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuten
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rubinov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015653:Cystectomy; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014747:Vinblastine; D002945:Cisplatin; D008727:Methotrexate