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Chemotherapy in the Management of Bladder Tumours
Author(s) -
GIBSON G. R.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb05637.x
Subject(s) - thiotepa , medicine , chemotherapy , bladder neoplasm , urology , surgery , oncology , bladder cancer , cancer , cyclophosphamide
“Trenimon” and thiotepa have been used in intravesical instillation in patients with bladder tumours. Good results have been obtained in patients with multiple superficial papillary tumours, but solid and invasive tumours have not been affected. Chemotherapy may be a useful adjunct to cystodiathermy.