[Adjuvant chemotherapy in carcinoma of the bladder: current results and prospects]

C Ficorella; C Iavarone; S Tomao; A Felici; G Battisti; F Stio; F Guarnieri; A Brescia; M Marigliani; S Messinetti

[Adjuvant chemotherapy in carcinoma of the bladder: current results and prospects]

G Chir. 1990 Nov-Dec;11(11-12):650-1.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

C Ficorella¹, C Iavarone, S Tomao, A Felici, G Battisti, F Stio, F Guarnieri, A Brescia, M Marigliani, S Messinetti

Affiliation

¹ VI Patologia Chirurgica e Propedeutica Clinica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.

PMID: 2091728

Abstract

Adjuvant chemotherapy is one of the latest and more promising modality of cancer treatment within the multidisciplinary approach to neoplasms. This paper illustrates the biological rationale as well as preliminary evaluation of its effectiveness for bladder carcinoma.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Preoperative Care
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / mortality
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents