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  • Title: [Experience with combination chemotherapy consisting of methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin and cisplatin (M-VAC) in advanced urothelial cancer].
    Author: Nishio Y, Shirahase T, Shichiri Y, Habuchi T, Matsuda T, Nishimura K, Hida S, Okada Y, Yoshida O.
    Journal: Hinyokika Kiyo; 1988 Aug; 34(8):1371-5. PubMed ID: 3195405.
    Abstract:
    The M-VAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin and cisplatin) regimen was used to treat 6 patients with metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract. Three patients showed a partial response, all of them were made surgically disease free. Two of them are still alive 1 year and for 6 months after surgery with no evidence of disease and one other died of disease 11 months after surgery. The response in one case was no change and that in two others was a progressive disease. From our experience, we suggest that treatment with M-VAC is effective but that surgery after M-VAC appears essential for the successful management of the patients with metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract.
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