Urologic Cancer: Chemotherapeutic Principles and Management : Chemotherapeutic Principles and Management

Torti chemotherapy. In the prostatic carcinoma, an entire chapter has been devoted to response criteria, which are critical to any discussion of chemotherapeutic efficacy. In renal cell cancer, chemotherapy has been related to other approaches to metastatic diseases, including surgical an hormonal treatment. The spectrum of neoplasia seen in the urogenital tract represents a broad range of disease with challenging and variable natural histories which have taxed the ingenuity of physicians for many years. It is hoped that this comprehensive review of the chemotherapy of urologic cancer will aid the physician in the increasingly complex treatment decisions that must be made for optimal patient management. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction: The Multidisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Urologic Malignancy....Pages 1-2 Intravesical Chemotherapy of Superficial Bladder Cancer....Pages 3-36 The Chemotherapy of Bladder Carcinoma: Systemic Therapy....Pages 37-49 Response Criteria in Urologic Malignancies....Pages 50-57 Prostatic Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 58-69 The Management of Testicular Cancer....Pages 70-122 Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma....Pages 123-142 Penile Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 143-147 Back Matter....Pages 148-154