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. 2004 Feb 3;90(3):578–581. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601580

Table 1. RTOG bladder-preservation studies.

RTOG number Adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy Radiation therapy Radiosensitising chemotherapy # of patients 5-year survival Reference
85–12 None Daily Cisplatin 42 52% (Tester et al, 1993)
88–02 Neoadjuvant MCV Daily Cisplatin 91 62% (Tester et al, 1996)
89–03 +Neoadjuvant MCV Daily Cisplatin 123 49% (Shipley et al, 1998)
95–06 None Hypofractionated Cisplatin+5FU 34 N/A (Kaufman et al, 2000)
97–06 Adjuvant MCV Twice daily Cisplatin 52 N/A (Hagan et al, 2003)
99–06 Adjuvant GC Twice daily Cisplatin+paclitaxel 84 N/A

MCV – methotrexate, cisplatin, vinblastine; 5FU – 5-fluorouracil; GC – gemcitabine, cisplatin; N/A – not available.