Predictive factors for response and prognostic factors for long-term survival in consecutive, single institution patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma following cisplatin-based chemotherapy

Christian Jessen, Mads Agerbaek, Hans Maase

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Abstract

Purpose. The study was undertaken to identify pre-treatment clinical and histopathological factors of importance for response and survival after cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Patients and methods. Clinical, laboratory and histopathological data from 178 consecutive patients, representing all patients treated between 1991 and 2001 in a single institution, were collected. Correlations between these data and response and survival after chemotherapy were analysed using univariate and multivariate analyses. Results. Absence of visceral metastasis was the only parameter with independent correlation to the response to chemotherapy. Two of the analysed parameters were independently associated with increased survival: good performance status (PS
Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Oncologica
Volume48
Issue3
Pages (from-to)411-417
Number of pages7
ISSN0284-186X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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