Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI) for Small Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelium

Inclusion criteria

• ✓. Patients with histologically proven small cell carcinoma of the bladder, or elsewhere along the urothelium, which is locally advanced or metastatic (i.e. \> or = cT3b, \> or = pT3b, N+, or M+) at the time of presentation or cystectomy who have been treated with chemotherapy.
• ✓. Patients must have had a response to chemotherapy, which the investigator feels is likely to resulting systemic control of the cancer. In most instances, this would reflect a major response (i.e. \> or = 90% reduction of tumor), though a lower percentage may be acceptable if the investigator feels the residual reflects another component, such as transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Dr Arlene Siefker-Radtke will serve as the final arbiter when questions regarding response arise.
• ✓. Since small cell tumors of the bladder are often associated with other variant histology including TCC and adenocarcinoma, the presence of variant histology will be allowed.
• ✓. Patients must be \> or = 18 years of age.
• ✓. Patients may be on other trials (either here at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center or at an outside institution) as long as the other eligibility criteria are met.
• ✓. Patients must not have any evidence of progressive disease at the time of study entry.
• ✓. Patients must have an MRI or CT of the head showing no CNS metastases within 6 weeks of study entry.
• ✓. Patients must have adequate physiologic reserves as evidenced by: a) Zubrod Performance Status (PS) of \< or = 2; b) Adequate bone marrow reserves as evidenced by ANC \> 1000, and platelet count \> 75,000. Supranormal values judged to be of benign or inconsequential etiology will be acceptable.

Exclusion criteria