ISSN:
1434-0879
Keywords:
Bladder carcinoma
;
Recurrence prediction
;
Urine cytology
;
Tumour grade
;
Urinary carcinoembryonic antigen
;
Classification
;
Survial prediction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We have followed a large population of patients receiving radiation treatment for bladder carcinoma with respect to survival and recurrence-free survival. Bivariate and multivariate life table analyses have been performed using a set of independent variables. The most important were T class, grade (G), urinary carcinoembryonic antigen (U-CEA) taken before treatment and cytological analysis 4 months after treatment. We compared the usual way of classifying a patient (T+G) with the combination of U-CEA and cytology since the latter two variables seemed to have great prognostic importance. The analyses show that T+G gives the best significance for survival (P=0.0003) while U-CEA and cytology is better for recurrence-free survival (ρ=0.0002). 0.0002).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00255951
