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Recurrent or aggressive bladder cancer. Indications for adjuvant intravesical therapy. 1992

R A Badalament, and V Ortolano, and J K Burgers

Division of Urology, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Advances in understanding of the variables that adversely affect the prognosis of patients with superficial bladder cancer allow more accurate predictions of the aggressive biologic potential of tumors. Intravesical therapy appears to be an effective and essential adjuvant in those patients with high-risk tumor variables. Multiple risk factors related to the tumor, individual patient characteristics, and treatment modality must be evaluated. Assignment of the relative importance of these risk factors will differ from patient to patient. Factors useful for predicting tumor aggressiveness in order to decide the appropriateness of adjuvant intravesical therapy include tumor size, configuration, and grade; ploidy status; Tis and T1 categories; multifocality; postoperative cytologic analysis; the failure of prior intravesical therapy; and prostatic urethral involvement. The integration of this information with formulation of a treatment plan represents both the art and the science of urologic oncologic practice. Research efforts need to be directed at the development of better tumor markers for superficial bladder cancer.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009364	Neoplasm Recurrence, Local	The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site.	Local Neoplasm Recurrence,Local Neoplasm Recurrences,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrence,Neoplasm Recurrence, Locoregional,Neoplasm Recurrences, Local,Recurrence, Local Neoplasm,Recurrence, Locoregional Neoplasm,Recurrences, Local Neoplasm,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrences,Neoplasm Recurrences, Locoregional,Recurrences, Locoregional Neoplasm
D009367	Neoplasm Staging	Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient.	Cancer Staging,Staging, Neoplasm,Tumor Staging,TNM Classification,TNM Staging,TNM Staging System,Classification, TNM,Classifications, TNM,Staging System, TNM,Staging Systems, TNM,Staging, Cancer,Staging, TNM,Staging, Tumor,System, TNM Staging,Systems, TNM Staging,TNM Classifications,TNM Staging Systems
D011003	Ploidies	The degree of replication of the chromosome set in the karyotype.	Ploidy
D001749	Urinary Bladder Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the URINARY BLADDER.	Bladder Cancer,Bladder Neoplasms,Cancer of Bladder,Bladder Tumors,Cancer of the Bladder,Malignant Tumor of Urinary Bladder,Neoplasms, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Cancer,Bladder Cancers,Bladder Neoplasm,Bladder Tumor,Cancer, Bladder,Cancer, Urinary Bladder,Neoplasm, Bladder,Neoplasm, Urinary Bladder,Tumor, Bladder,Tumors, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Neoplasm
D002278	Carcinoma in Situ	A lesion with cytological characteristics associated with invasive carcinoma but the tumor cells are confined to the epithelium of origin, without invasion of the basement membrane.	Carcinoma, Intraepithelial,Carcinoma, Preinvasive,Intraepithelial Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Intraepithelial,Intraepithelial Carcinoma,Intraepithelial Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Intraepithelial,Preinvasive Carcinoma
D002295	Carcinoma, Transitional Cell	A malignant neoplasm derived from TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIAL CELLS, occurring chiefly in the URINARY BLADDER; URETERS; or RENAL PELVIS.	Carcinomas, Transitional Cell,Cell Carcinoma, Transitional,Cell Carcinomas, Transitional,Transitional Cell Carcinoma,Transitional Cell Carcinomas
D003131	Combined Modality Therapy	The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used.	Multimodal Treatment,Therapy, Combined Modality,Combined Modality Therapies,Modality Therapies, Combined,Modality Therapy, Combined,Multimodal Treatments,Therapies, Combined Modality,Treatment, Multimodal,Treatments, Multimodal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000283	Administration, Intravesical	The instillation or other administration of drugs into the bladder, usually to treat local disease, including neoplasms.	Bladder Drug Administration,Drug Administration, Bladder,Instillation, Bladder,Intravesical Drug Administration,Administration, Intravesical Drug,Injections, Intravesical,Intravesical Administration,Intravesical Injection,Intravesical Instillation,Administration, Bladder Drug,Administrations, Bladder Drug,Administrations, Intravesical,Administrations, Intravesical Drug,Bladder Drug Administrations,Bladder Instillation,Bladder Instillations,Drug Administration, Intravesical,Drug Administrations, Bladder,Drug Administrations, Intravesical,Injection, Intravesical,Instillation, Intravesical,Instillations, Bladder,Instillations, Intravesical,Intravesical Administrations,Intravesical Drug Administrations,Intravesical Injections,Intravesical Instillations
D000970	Antineoplastic Agents	Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS.	Anticancer Agent,Antineoplastic,Antineoplastic Agent,Antineoplastic Drug,Antitumor Agent,Antitumor Drug,Cancer Chemotherapy Agent,Cancer Chemotherapy Drug,Anticancer Agents,Antineoplastic Drugs,Antineoplastics,Antitumor Agents,Antitumor Drugs,Cancer Chemotherapy Agents,Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs,Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Agents,Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Drug,Agent, Anticancer,Agent, Antineoplastic,Agent, Antitumor,Agent, Cancer Chemotherapy,Agents, Anticancer,Agents, Antineoplastic,Agents, Antitumor,Agents, Cancer Chemotherapy,Agents, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer,Chemotherapy Agent, Cancer,Chemotherapy Agents, Cancer,Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer,Chemotherapy Drugs, Cancer,Drug, Antineoplastic,Drug, Antitumor,Drug, Cancer Chemotherapy,Drug, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer,Drugs, Antineoplastic,Drugs, Antitumor,Drugs, Cancer Chemotherapy