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.