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Comparative Sensitivity of Urinary Cyfra 21-1, Urinary Bladder Cancer Antigen, Tissue Polypeptide Antigen and NMP22 to Detect Bladder Cancer
Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: bladder cancer antigen, and tissue polypeptide antigen) and 1 nuclear matrix assay (NMP22) for the diagnosis of bladder cancer.MethodA total of 111 patients with active bladder cancer, 76 patients with a history of...
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin versus Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin, and Cisplatin in Advanced or Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Results of a Large, Randomized, Multinational, Multicenter, Phase III Study
Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, Volume 18:3068-3077, (September) 2000Précis: Gemcitabine plus cisplatin should become the standard for some bladder cancer patientsIntroductionThe standard therapy for many patients with...
Phase III Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Selective Bladder Preservation by Combined Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy: Initial Results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 89-03
Authors: W.U. Shipley, K.A. Winter, D.S. Kaufman, W.R. Lee, N.M. Heney, W.R. Tester, et al. Source: J Clin Oncol. 1998 Nov; 16(11): 3576-83. Background Multimodality bladder-sparing treatment regimens, consisting of limited surgery,...
Selective bladder preservation by combined modality protocol treatment: Long-term outcomes of 190 patients with invasive bladder cancer
Authors: Shipley WU, et al. Source: UROLOGY 60: 62-68, 2002 Background Radical cystectomy remains the standard of care for muscle invasive bladder cancer Formerly, bladder preservation was only attempted in patients with small tumors with...
Selective Bladder Preservation by Combined Modality Protocol Treatment: Long-term Results of 190 Patients With Invasive Bladder Cancer
Source: Urology. 2002 Jul;60(1):62-7 Authors: W. U. Shipley, D. S. Kaufman, E. Zehr, N. M. Heney, S. C. Lane, H. K. Thakral, A. F. Althausen, and A. L. Zietman Background The standard of care in the United States for muscle-invasive bladder...
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