Abstract

Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin combination chemotherapy in treatment of muscle-invasive urothelial cell carcinoma.Methods Analyse of 72 cases of patients with muscle-invasive urothelial cell carcinoma receiving chemotherapy from September 2010 to September 2012,including 47 male and 25 female,the avarage age was 65 (86-33).All patients were received GC chemotherapy (Gemcitabine 800-1 000 mg/m2,ivgtt,dl,d8,d15; Cisplatin 70 mg/m2,ivgtt,d2).Efficacy was reviewed after 1 cycle of chemotherapy.Results Fifty-one cases in all the patients completed two or more chemotherapy cycles and CR 10 cases,PR 27 cases,total effective rate was 51.39% (37/72).The main toxic reactions included nausea,vomit,myelosuppression,and then damage of liver and renal function.Cconclusion GC regimen is a good choice for urothelial cell carcinoma.Close follow-up and the usage of adjuvant drugs can contribute to reduce the side effect of chemotherapy. Key words: Urothelial cell carcinoma; Drug therapy, combination ; Gemcitabine ; Cisplatin ; Therapies,investigational

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