title: Intravesical mitoxantrone in superficial bladder tumours (Ta-T1).
abstract: 36 patients with histologically proven grade G1-G2, Ta-T1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder were introduced, after transurethral resection (TUR), into a study of intravesical chemoprophylaxis with mitoxantrone (20 mg diluted in 50 ml). After a mean follow-up of 23 months, 16 (50%) patients showed a superficial recurrence with a mean recurrence rate of 0.56 per year. In 19 patients with recurring tumours the mean recurrence rate decreased from 1.65 to 0.58 per year. 9 patients (25.7%) suffered from a chemical cystitis that in 2 cases (5.7%) required treatment interruption.
authors.affiliation: Civic Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Ospedale Civico, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Serretta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corselli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pavone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavone-Macaluso
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008942:Mitoxantrone