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A prospective study evaluating surgery and chemo radiation in muscle invasive bladder cancer.
- Source :
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Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics . Apr-Jun2007, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p81-85. 5p. 7 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- <bold>Aim: </bold>The aim of our study was to compare the two standard treatment approaches in muscle invasive carcinoma of urinary bladder--radical cystectomy and chemo radiation.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of bladder of stages, T2 to T4, N0/N1/N2 and M0 were included in the study. Patients were allotted to two arms of the study. Arm A consisted of radical cystectomy. Adjuvant CMV chemotherapy was given for T3/T4 or Node positive disease only. Arm B received 2 cycles of neoadjuvant CMV chemo therapy followed by concurrent chemo radiation.<bold>Results: </bold>Forty-four patients were recruited into the study. Thirty patients in the surgical arm and 13 patients in the chemo radiation arm. The actuarial two-year survival rate in surgical arm is 56% while in chemo radiation arm it is 54%. There was no statistically significant difference in disease-free survival also between the two groups.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Chemo radiation yielded equivalent survival results with radical cystectomy. So it is worth giving preference to chemo radiation that will give a better quality of life for the patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CANCER treatment
*CYSTOTOMY
*DRUG therapy
*URINARY organs
*PATIENTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09731482
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26614158
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1482.34684