Comparable effect with minimal morbidity of low-dose Tokyo 172 strain compared with regular dose Connaught strain as an intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin prophylaxis in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: Results of a randomized prospective comparison

Comparable effect with minimal morbidity of low-dose Tokyo 172 strain compared with regular dose Connaught strain as an intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin prophylaxis in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: Results of a randomized prospective comparison

Aim: The aim was to compare patients′ morbidity and response of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) prophylaxis after the intravesical instillation of low-dose Tokyo 172 strain and regular dose Connaught strain in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Patients and Methods: This was a...

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Main Authors: Teruo Inamoto, Takanobu Ubai, Takeshi Nishida, Yutaka Fujisue, Yoji Katsuoka, Haruhito Azuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
Subjects:
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
bladder cancer
intravesical instillation
Tokyo 172 strain
Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=7;epage=12;aulast=Inamoto

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