title: [Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced-stage bladder carcinoma. A randomized prospective study comparing MVAC and MVEEC].
abstract: The Authors report the results with combination of cisplatin, methotrexate, vinblastine with adriamycin or epidoxorubicin (MVAC v MVEEC), in the neoadjuvant treatment of muscle-infiltrating bladder cancer (T2-4NO-1MO), before cystectomy. MVAC has been used in 29 patients and MVEEC in 25, who met eligibility criteria. Results from this prospective randomised trial show that MVAC and MVEEC can produce clinical and pathologic down-staging in 40-50% of cases: cCR+cPR are 15/28 (54%), pCR+pPR are 11/25 (44%). The survival duration of "pathologic" responders has been significantly longer than that of no responders (median no achieved at 200 weeks v 124 weeks for "pathologic" no responders). We conclude that neoadjuvant chemotherapy with MVAC or MVEEC select the more responsive patients, who have a longer survival.
authors: Divisione di Urologia, USL 4, Parma.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Larosa
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Frattini
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Macaluso
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Cocconi
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Passalacqua
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Leonardi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015653:Cystectomy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015251:Epirubicin; D014747:Vinblastine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: Chemioterapia neoadiuvante nel carcinoma vescicale in stadio avanzato. Studio prospettico randomizzato tra la combinazione MVAC ed MVEEC.