Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Bladder Cancer
Bladder Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Bladder Cancer focused on measuring stage 0 bladder cancer, stage I bladder cancer, recurrent bladder cancer, transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically diagnosed stage 0 (Ta), stage I, or recurrent superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder Must have at least 2 papillary appearing bladder tumors by cystoscopic examination Patients with recurrent disease must have no history of Tis tumor PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 4000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 2 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent biological response modifiers for bladder cancer Chemotherapy: No prior or concurrent chemotherapy for bladder cancer No prior AD 32 therapy for bladder cancer Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior or concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: At least 9 months since any complete transurethral resection of the bladder
Sites / Locations
- Urology Associates
- Urology Associates, Ltd.
- University of California San Diego Cancer Center
- San Diego Urology Center
- Hillcrest Urological Medical Group
- San Diego Urology Center
- UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
- Santa Monica Urologic Medical Group
- Western Urological Associates
- Urology Specialists, P.C.
- George Washington University Hospital
- Atlantic Urological Associates
- University of Florida - Gainesville
- Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
- Urology Care - South
- Urology Health Center
- Office of Ira W. Klimberg
- Urology Treatment Center
- Georgia Urology
- Affliated Urology
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
- Clinic of Urologic Wellness
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
- Cambridge Urological Associates, Inc.
- Michigan Institute of Urology
- Mississippi Urology Clinic, P.A.
- Urology Center
- Sheldon Freedman Ltd.
- Desert Urology
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
- Office of John Byrne
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Wake Urological Associates
- Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology
- Oregon Cancer Center at Oregon Health Sciences University
- Urology Clinic, P.C.
- Office of Jeffrey K. Cohen
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis
- Vanderbilt Cancer Center
- Urology Associates of North Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Wilford Hall - 59th Medical Wing
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Sentara Cancer Center
- Virginia Urology Center
- Office of Ronald G. Anderson
- West Virginia University Hospitals
- Ottawa General Hospital
- Toronto General Hospital