No AccessJournal of Urology1 Aug 1992Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Recurrent Superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma: Results of a European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer Randomized Trial Comparing Intravesical Instillation of Thiotepa, Doxorubicin and Cisplatin Ch. Bouffioux, L. Denis, W. Oosterlinck, G. Viggiano, B. Vergison, F. Keuppens, M. De Pauw, R. Sylvester, B. Cheuvart, and Members of the European Organization For Research on Treatment of Cancer Genitourinary Group Ch. BouffiouxCh. Bouffioux More articles by this author , L. DenisL. Denis More articles by this author , W. OosterlinckW. Oosterlinck More articles by this author , G. ViggianoG. Viggiano More articles by this author , B. VergisonB. Vergison More articles by this author , F. KeuppensF. Keuppens More articles by this author , M. De PauwM. De Pauw More articles by this author , R. SylvesterR. Sylvester More articles by this author , B. CheuvartB. Cheuvart More articles by this author , and Members of the European Organization For Research on Treatment of Cancer Genitourinary Group More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)36577-1AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail A total of 356 patients with recurrent superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder was entered in a randomized clinical trial to compare intravesical thiotepa, doxorubicin and cisplatin with respect to the recurrence rate and disease-free interval. After complete transurethral resection of all visible lesions, the drugs were administered weekly for 4 weeks and monthly for 11 months. The recurrence rates per year were 0.50 for thiotepa, 0.54 for doxorubicin and 0.58 for cisplatin. Of 266 patients (mean followup 41 months) 35 reported an increase in T category and 19 of them had distant metastases. No association between treatment and progression was noted. Thus, there is no difference among treatments with respect to efficacy. However, severe anaphylactic reactions were observed in the cisplatin arm and chemical cystitis was more frequently reported in patients who received doxorubicin. © 1992 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byVásquez J, Ibsen P, Lindberg H and Gehl J (2018) In Vitro and In Vivo Experiments on Electrochemotherapy for Bladder CancerJournal of Urology, VOL. 193, NO. 3, (1009-1015), Online publication date: 1-Mar-2015.Kurth K, Tunn U, Ay R, Schroder F, Pavone-Macaluso M, Debruyne F, Ten Kate F, De Pauw M and Sylvester R (2018) Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Superficial Transitional Cell Bladder Carcinoma: Long-term Results of a European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Randomized Trial Comparing Doxorubicin, Ethoglucid and Transurethral Resection AloneJournal of Urology, VOL. 158, NO. 2, (378-384), Online publication date: 1-Aug-1997. (2018) EDITORIAL COMMENTJournal of Urology, VOL. 158, NO. 1, (73-74), Online publication date: 1-Jul-1997. (2018) EDITORIAL COMMENTJournal of Urology, VOL. 158, NO. 6, (2077-2077), Online publication date: 1-Dec-1997.Krege S, Giani G, Meyer R, Otto T and Rubben H (2018) A Randomized Multicenter Trial of Adjuvant Therapy in Superficial Bladder Cancer: Transurethral Resection Only Versus Transurethral Resection Plus Mitomycin C Versus Transurethral Resection Plus Bacillus Calmette-GuerinJournal of Urology, VOL. 156, NO. 3, (962-966), Online publication date: 1-Sep-1996.Pawinski A, Sylvester R, Kurth K, Bouffioux C, Van Der Meijden A, Parmar M and Bijnens L (2018) A Combined Analysis of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, and Medical Research Council Randomized Clinical Trials for the Prophylactic Treatment of Stage TaT1 Bladder CancerJournal of Urology, VOL. 156, NO. 6, (1934-1941), Online publication date: 1-Dec-1996. Volume 148Issue 2 Part 1August 1992Page: 297-301 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1992 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Keywordscarcinomathiotepadoxorubicintransitional cellbladder neoplasmscisplatinMetricsAuthor Information Ch. Bouffioux More articles by this author L. Denis More articles by this author W. Oosterlinck More articles by this author G. Viggiano More articles by this author B. Vergison More articles by this author F. Keuppens More articles by this author M. De Pauw More articles by this author R. Sylvester More articles by this author B. Cheuvart More articles by this author Members of the European Organization For Research on Treatment of Cancer Genitourinary Group More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...