title: [Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for urological cancer].
abstract: Prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal cancer and testicular cancer are common among urological cancers. The treatment strategy for testicular cancer using chemotherapy has been well established and has been shown to be successful. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy play important roles in multidisciplinary therapy for bladder cancer. Radiotherapy is often used as a radical treatment that is practically equivalent to surgery for prostate cancer. In addition, radiotherapy is useful in cases of bone or brain metastases. In the field of chemotherapy, the development of new agents that would make breakthroughs similar to that of cisplatin is awaited. Taxanes and gemcitabine are good candidates. In the field of radiotherapy, 3D conformal radiation therapy (CRT), which has excellent beam distribution, has recently come into wide use. Moreover, brachytherapy and proton and ion beam therapy are expected to prove useful in prostate cancer therapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Urology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyanaga
authors.forename: Sadamu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimazui
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akaza
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide; D008727:Methotrexate