Table 1. Characteristics of eligible studies.
Trial | Year | Country | ACH regimens | ACH dose (mg/m2) | No. of planned cycles | Recruitment period | Pathologic stage | Total patients (ITT) | Median follow-up (IQR) | |
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Control (RC only) | Treatment (RC+ACH) | |||||||||
Skinner et al. [26] | 1991 | USA | CAP | C 100, A 60, P 600 | 4 | 1980–1988 | T3-4, Nany, M0 | 52 | 50 | Overall: 168 mo |
Freiha et al. [14] | 1996 | USA | CMV | C 100, M 30, V 4 | 4 | 1986–1993 | T3b-4, Nany, M0 | 28 | 27 | Overall: 62 mo (26.94) |
Lehmann et al. [15] | 2006 | Germany | MVAC or MVEC | M 30, V 3, A 40, C 70 | 3 | 1987–1990 | T3-4a, Nany, M0 | 23 | 26 | Control: 57 mo |
M 30, V 3, E 45, C 70 | Treatment: 54 mo | |||||||||
Sternberg et al. [18] | 2015 | Europe and Canada | MVAC or GC | M 30, V 3, A 30, C 70 | 4 | 2002–2008 | T3-4, Nany, M0 | 143 | 141 | Control: 7.2 yr (5.6.8.7) |
G 1000, C 70 | Treatment: 7 yr (5.2.8.7) |
ACH, adjuvant chemotherapy; ITT, intent-to-treat; RC, radical cystectomy; IQR, interquartile range; CAP, cisplatin, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide; CMV, cisplatin, methotrexate and vinblastine; MVAC, methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin; MVEC, methotrexate, vinblastine, epirubicin and cisplatin; GC, gemcitabine and cisplatin; C, cisplatin; A, doxorubicin; P, cyclophosphamide; M, methotrexate; V, vinblastine; E, etoposide; G, gemcitabine.