Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection following intravesical BCG administration as adjunctive therapy for bladder cancer: incidence, risk factors, and outcome in a …

MAPJ Asín, M Fernández-Ruiz, F López-Medrano… - Medicine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the most effective intravesical immunotherapy for
superficial bladder cancer. Although generally well tolerated, BCG-related infectious …

Clinical spectrum of complications induced by intravesical immunotherapy of Bacillus Calmette‐Guerin for bladder cancer

Y Liu, J Lu, Y Huang, L Ma - Journal of Oncology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Because of its proven efficacy, intravesical Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy
is an important treatment for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer at high risk of recurrence or …

Complications of intravesical BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer

DB Green, A Kawashima, CO Menias, T Tanaka… - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States, and 70% of cases are
non–muscle invasive. Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy …

Incidence and treatment of complications of bacillus Calmette-Guerin intravesical therapy in superficial bladder cancer

DL Lamm, APM Van Der Meijden, A Morales… - The Journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
Intravesical therapy with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has proved to be more effective in
the prophylaxis and treatment of superficial bladder tumors and carcinoma in situ than most …

Spectrum of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection after intravesical BCG immunotherapy

OY Gonzalez, DM Musher, I Brar… - Clinical Infectious …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Intravesical instillation of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) effectively treats transitional cell
carcinoma of the bladder. Occasionally, BCG infection complicates such treatment. In some …

Bacillus Calmette–Guérin immunotherapy for bladder cancer: a review of immunological aspects, clinical effects and BCG infections

ES Larsen, UN Joensen, AM Poulsen, D Goletti… - Apmis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy for bladder cancer has been used since
1976 when the first evidence of its ability to lower recurrence and progression rates was …

Complications of bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy

DL Lamm - Urologic Clinics of North America, 1992 - Elsevier
Knowing when to give and when to withhold BCG will prevent most complications, but even
when all precautions are taken, some complications will occur. The initial step in the …

Managing the adverse events of intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin therapy

K Decaestecker, W Oosterlinck - Research and reports in urology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This paper provides recommendations on the management of complications arising from
intravesical treatment with bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) for nonmuscle-invasive bladder …

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy for bladder cancer: an update

S Guallar-Garrido, E Julián - ImmunoTargets and therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Physicians treating patients affected by nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) have
been in shock during the last six years since manufacturing restrictions on the production of …

Intravesical bacillus calmette-gueÈrin for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer in renal transplant patients

J Palou, O Angerri, J Segarra, J Caparrós… - …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background. Intravesical instillations with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is considered the
treatment of choice in the prophylaxis of high-grade superficial bladder carcinoma and in the …