Cisplatin, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, and Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Transitional Cell Cancer of the Bladder

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Sorafenib tosylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth or by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving cisplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride together with sorafenib tosylate may kill more tumor cells. Giving them before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cisplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride together with sorafenib tosylate works in treating patients with node-negative transitional cell cancer of the bladder.

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

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Publications

• Necchi A, Lo Vullo S, Raggi D, Perrone F, Giannatempo P, Calareso G, Togliardi E, Nicolai N, Piva L, Biasoni D, Catanzaro M, Torelli T, Stagni S, Colecchia M, Busico A, Pennati M, Zaffaroni N, Mariani L, Salvioni R. Neoadjuvant sorafenib, gemcitabine, and cisplatin administration preceding cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive urothelial bladder carcinoma: An open-label, single-arm, single-center, phase 2 study. Urol Oncol. 2018 Jan;36(1):8.e1-8.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2017.08.020. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

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