Intracavitary bacillus calmette-guerin in the treatment of superficial bladder tumors

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Feb 2002Intracavitary bacillus calmette-guerin in the treatment of superficial bladder tumors A. Morales, D. Eidinger, and A.W. Bruce A. MoralesA. Morales Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada , D. EidingerD. Eidinger Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada , and A.W. BruceA.W. Bruce Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(02)80294-4AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Patients with recurrent superficial bladder tumors have been treated by vesical and intradermal administration of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. The pattern of recurrence in 9 patients has been altered favorably. Although the findings are still preliminary they appear to hold promise of a new therapeutic approach to the treatment of a group of neoplasms for which effective therapy is still lacking. References 1. : Thiotepa bladder instillations: therapy and prophylaxis for superficial bladder tumors. J. Urol.1969; 101: 711. Google Scholar 2. : The management of superficial bladder tumors with intravesical epodyl. Brit. J. Urol.1973; 45: 84. 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Morales Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Current address: Laboratory of Immunodiagnosis, Building 8, Room 118, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. More articles by this author D. Eidinger Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada More articles by this author A.W. Bruce Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...