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. 2016 May 17;11(5):e0155503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155503

Table 2. Clinical and pathologic variables and measured tissue platinum concentration stratified by pathologic stage.

Sex Clinical stage Histology NAC agents NAC cycles Pathologic stage Pt concentration (AU/mg): Benign urothelium Pt concentration (AU/mg): Tumor
F cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC GC 2 ypT0N0 0.003329412 n/a
F cT2N2M0 HG papillary UC GC 4 ypT0N0 0.002541 n/a
M cT2N0M0 UC GC 3 ypT0N0 0.00835 n/a
M cT2N0M0 small cell carcioma cis-etoposide 3 ypT0N0 0.006623077 n/a
F cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC GC 3 ypTisN0 0.001942222 n/a
M cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC, focal SqD MVAC and GC 4 ypTisN0 0.001546667 n/a
F cT4N0M0 HG papillary UC MVAC 4 ypTaN0 0.000561538 0.000783871
M cT2N0M0 HG papilary UC GC 3 ypT1N0 0.00215625 0.001322727
M cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC G-carbo 3 ypTisN1 0.002039 n/a
F cT2N0M0 UC GC 3 ypTisN2 0.001169 n/a
F cT2N0M0 UC GC 2 ypT2aN0 0.001466667 0
M cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC GC 4 ypT2aN0 0.000836364 0.001658824
M cT2N0M0 UC GC 3 ypT3aN0 0.00213913 0
M cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC GC 4 ypT2bN1 0.00328511 n/a
M cT2N0M0 UC cis-? 3 ypT3N1 0.001234211 0.000260465
F cT2N0M0 UC, mixed nested variant GC 3 ypT3aN1 0.0025 n/a
M cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC, focal SqD GC 3 ypT3aN1 0.002963415 0.000641176
M cT2N0M1 UC, focal micopapillary MVAC 4 ypT4N1 0.002619 n/a
M cT2N0M0 HG papillary UC GC 4 ypT4N2 0.001093333 0

Abbreviations: AU/mg, absorbance units divided by milligram of tissue; carbo, carboplatin; cis, cisplatin; F, female; GC, gemcitabine, cisplatin; G-carbo, gemcitabine, carboplatin; HG, high grade; M, male; MVAC, methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin; n/a, not available; NAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; Pt, platinum; SqD, squamous differentiation; TURBT, transurethral resection of bladder tumor; UC, urothelial carcinoma.