The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced (pT3, pT4a) and/or lymph node-positive bladder cancer

Resorlu, Berkan; Turkolmez, Kadir; Ergun, Gul; BALTACI, Sümer; Gogus, Cagatay; Beduk, Yasar

doi:10.1007/s11255-010-9736-5

The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced (pT3, pT4a) and/or lymph node-positive bladder cancer

Resorlu B., Turkolmez K., Ergun G., BALTACI S., Gogus C., Beduk Y.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.959-964, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11255-010-9736-5
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.959-964
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To report the long-term follow up of patients with locally advanced bladder cancer treated with either adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine/cisplatin (GC) or methotrexate, vinblastine, epirubicin, and cisplatin (MVEC) or no additional treatment after radical cystectomy, to examine various survival endpoints and factors associated with long-term survival.