CMV chemotherapy for advanced transitional cell carcinoma

Low-dose Gemcitabine and Carboplatin as a Good Palliation for Local Symptoms in Advanced Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Bladder

New agents for treatment of advanced transitional cell carcinoma.

The prognosis for any patient with progressive or recurrent invasive transitional cell carcinoma remains poor. In this context, the focus of clinical research in these invasive cancers concentrates on identifying systemic treatment options and new agents in order to improve survival of patients. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is standard treatment of patients with metastatic urothelial cancer; ho...

Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and bladder preservation in locally advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

BACKGROUND The possibility of bladder preservation as well as the utility of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for invasive bladder cancer are controversial issues. The purpose of this study was the evaluation of neo-adjuvant M-VAC chemotherapy and bladder preservation in patients with locally advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-seven consecutive evaluable...

Case report: A Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary

Background: Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is a rare type of ovarian epithelial cancer. This type of ovarian cancer accounts for only 1% of superficial epithelial carcinomas. Ovarian cancer is a major clinical challenge in obstetrics and gynecology. The reason of this is the lack of specific symptoms for ovarian cancer before the recurrence and progression of the tumor, so many cases are not...

Chemotherapy and Management of Locally Advanced Carcinoma Cervix

Background & Objective:the present study was undertaken to ascertain the incidence of early, advanced cancer cervix and its recurrence and role of chemotherapy in locally advanced cancer cervix. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pathology and Radiotherapy and the specimens examined in the Department of Pathol...