Open AccessPrognostic impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin interruption at the time of induction and consolidation
Author(s) -
Mofarej Alhogbani,
J Aude Picard,
M Hakim Fassi-Fehri,
J Lionel Badet,
C Marc Colombel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_115_17
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , discontinuation , proportional hazards model , log rank test , hazard ratio , carcinoma in situ , adjuvant , toxicity , surgery , urology , confidence interval , cancer
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a cause of bladder and systemic toxicity that is difficult to prevent and is responsible for treatment drop out in bladder cancer patients. More recently, BCG shortage has become the main cause of incomplete treatment.