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Intravesical adjuvant chemotherapy for superficial transitional cell bladder carcinoma: results of 2 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer randomized trials with mitomycin C and doxorubicin comparing early versus delayed instillations and short-term versus long-term treatment. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Genitourinary Group.

Abstract
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer genitourinary group has completed 2 parallel prospective randomized studies, one with 30 mg. mitomycin C and the other with 50 mg. doxorubicin as adjuvant intravesical treatment after transurethral resection of superficial transitional cell bladder carcinoma. These studies were designed to compare early (the day of resection) versus delayed (between 7 and 15 days after resection) instillations and short-term (6 months) versus long-term (12 months) treatment. The results indicate that in regard to recurrence rate patients having a delayed and short-term treatment do worse than those having early instillations (for 6 or 12 months) or those having prolonged treatment (either immediate or delayed). With an average followup of 4 years survival, progression beyond T1 disease, development of distant metastases and appearance of a second primary were not influenced by the therapeutic regimen. A multivariate analysis of prognostic factors is presented, which indicates that after adjustment for these factors, patients in the delay, no maintenance arm have a significantly higher recurrence rate than the other patients.
AuthorsC Bouffioux, K H Kurth, A Bono, W Oosterlinck, C B Kruger, M De Pauw, R Sylvester
JournalThe Journal of urology (J Urol) Vol. 153 Issue 3 Pt 2 Pg. 934-41 (Mar 1995) ISSN: 0022-5347 [Print] United States
PMID7853578 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • Mitomycin
  • Doxorubicin
Topics
  • Administration, Intravesical
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell (drug therapy, mortality, surgery)
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Doxorubicin (therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitomycin (therapeutic use)
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (epidemiology)
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary (epidemiology)
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms (drug therapy, mortality, secondary, surgery)

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