What to do during Bacillus Calmette-Guerin shortage? Valid strategies based on evidence
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00064203:_____/18:10387170
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/MOU.0000000000000544" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1097/MOU.0000000000000544</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MOU.0000000000000544" target="_blank" >10.1097/MOU.0000000000000544</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
What to do during Bacillus Calmette-Guerin shortage? Valid strategies based on evidence
Original language description
Purpose of review Over the last decade, the world has experienced health-threatening supply shortages of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy for nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). We summarize the current literature to assist in treatment decisions in light of suboptimal supply. Recent findings Currently available data do not support a superiority of one BCG strain over the other. Intravesical chemotherapy seems to provide similar results in term of disease progression but not recurrence in intermediate-risk patients. One trial has shown that a 3-year maintenance course of BCG in high-risk NMIBC has no advantage in term of progression or overall survival in comparison with 1-year maintenance. Synergo radiofrequency-induced hyperthermia is a reliable alternative in intermediate or high-risk NMIBC with at least similar recurrence rates compared with BCG. Summary Patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC can be offered multiple instillations of intravesical chemotherapy for up to 12 months. In high-risk patients and in case of BCG shortage, BCG instillations can be terminated when the patient has completed 1 year of maintenance. Mitomycin C is an alternative in lowest risk high-risk (G3Ta) NMIBC, whereas patients with pT1/carcinoma in situ can be offered Synergo with mitomycin C when radical cystectomy is not feasible. Immediate radical cystectomy should always be considered in highest risk NMIBC after weighing up benefit to risk.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30217 - Urology and nephrology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Current Opinion in Urology
ISSN
0963-0643
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
28
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
570-576
UT code for WoS article
000452678200015
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85064210938