Concurrent Radiation and Cisplatin in the Treatment of Advanced Bladder Cancer: A Preliminary Report

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Nov 1982Concurrent Radiation and Cisplatin in the Treatment of Advanced Bladder Cancer: A Preliminary Report Mark S. Soloway, Melinda Ikard, Martin Scheinberg, and John Evans Mark S. SolowayMark S. Soloway More articles by this author , Melinda IkardMelinda Ikard More articles by this author , Martin ScheinbergMartin Scheinberg More articles by this author , and John EvansJohn Evans More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)53330-3AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail In an effort to improve local control as well as to inhibit the growth of metastatic tumor the combination of cisplatin and radiation was used in 8 patients with advanced bladder cancer. The tumor was locally recurrent or metastatic in 5 patients and this combination was used as primary therapy in 3. Therapy was well tolerated. In support of prior animal studies there was a suggestion of additional therapeutic effect by adding cisplatin to radiation. © 1982 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByRaghavan D (2018) EDITORIAL: BLADDER PRESERVATION IN PATIENTS WITH BLADDER CANCER-QUALITY VERSUS QUANTITY OF LIFE?Journal of Urology, VOL. 160, NO. 5, (1678-1679), Online publication date: 1-Nov-1998.Stewart D, Eapen L, Hirte W, Futter N, Moors D, Murphy P, Irvine A, Genest P, Mckay D, Evans W, Rasuli P, Peterson R and Maroun J (2018) Intra-Arterial Cisplatin for Bladder CancerJournal of Urology, VOL. 138, NO. 2, (302-305), Online publication date: 1-Aug-1987.Klimberg I and Wajsman Z (2018) Treatment for Muscle Invasive Carcinoma of the BladderJournal of Urology, VOL. 136, NO. 6, (1169-1175), Online publication date: 1-Dec-1986.Shipley W, Coombs L, Einstein A, Soloway M, Wajsman Z and Prout G (2018) Cisplatin and Full Dose Irradiation for Patients with Invasive Bladder Carcinoma: A Preliminary Report of Tolerance and Local ResponseJournal of Urology, VOL. 132, NO. 5, (899-903), Online publication date: 1-Nov-1984. (2018) Reply by AuthorsJournal of Urology, VOL. 131, NO. 2, (261-261), Online publication date: 1-Feb-1984.Nag S, Blatnik A and Soloway M (2018) Enhancement of High Intensity Iodine-125 Brachytherapy by Cis-Platinum in a Murine Bladder Tumor ModelJournal of Urology, VOL. 131, NO. 6, (1225-1228), Online publication date: 1-Jun-1984. Volume 128Issue 5November 1982Page: 1031-1033 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1982 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Mark S. Soloway More articles by this author Melinda Ikard More articles by this author Martin Scheinberg More articles by this author John Evans More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...