The Use of Urine Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Polymerase Chain Reaction as a Predictive Factor for Recurrence and Progression After Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy in Patients with Non–muscle‑invasive Bladder Cancer

The Use of Urine Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Polymerase Chain Reaction as a Predictive Factor for Recurrence and Progression After Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy in Patients with Non–muscle‑invasive Bladder Cancer

Background: Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) instillation is a standard treatment for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC); however, not all patients benefit from BCG therapy. Currently, no surrogate marker exists to predict BCG efficacy, and thereby, identify patients who will bene...

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Main Authors: Satoru Muto, Yan Lu, Hisamitsu Ide, Raizo Yamaguchi, Keisuke Saito, Kousuke Kitamura, Yasuhiro Noma, Hiroki Koyasu, Hisashi Hirano, Takeshi Ashizawa, Shuji Isotani, Masayoshi Nagata, Shigeo Horie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:European Urology Open Science
Subjects:
Bladder cancer
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Non–muscle invasive
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666168321000409

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