In vitro and in vivo experimental models as tools to investigate the efficacy of antineoplastic drugs on urinary bladder cancer.

Abstract

Several drugs have shown in vitro and in vivo pharmacological activity against urinary bladder cancer. This review aims at compiling the different drugs evaluated in in vitro and in vivo models of urinary bladder cancer and to review the advantages and limitations of both types of models, as well as the different methodologies applied for evaluating antineoplastic drug activity.