National Cancer Institute - Dictionary of Cancer Terms
... bacteria (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) that activate the immune system. The BCG solution used for bladder cancer is not the same thing as BCG vaccine, a vaccine for tuberculosis. bcl-2 antisense ...
- www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=b
- 9/15/2005
Superficial Bladder Cancer Therapy
... reported that immunotherapeutic effects of BCG in bladder cancer patients are related to its capacity to prime macrophages that enhance the release of TNF-a and IL-I alpha, which are involved in tumor ...
- www.duj.com/Article/Schenkman.html
Biologictherapy.Org: Bladder Cancer: BCG
... therapy, in combination with surgery and sometimes chemotherapy, to treat cases of bladder cancer. BCG Bladder Cancer Introduction Clinical Presentation of Bladder Carcinoma Staging Pathology ...
- www.biologictherapy.org/bladdercancer/bladder_intraimm_bcg.html
Biologictherapy.Org: Bladder Cancer: Recognizing and Treating BCG ...
... sometimes chemotherapy, to treat cases of bladder cancer. Recognizing and Treating BCG Toxicity Bladder Cancer Introduction Clinical Presentation of Bladder Carcinoma Staging Pathology Pathophysiology ...
- www.biologictherapy.org/bladdercancer/bladder_intraimm_bcg_recog.html
IMMUCYST® - BCG: A New Standard for Superficial Bladder Cancer
... Bladder Cancer as Defined by American Trials Lamm, D.L. Role of the Immune Response in BCG for Bladder Cancer Ratliff, T.L. Prospects for Improving the Efficacy of BCG Böhle, A. Discussion: Open Questions ...
- www.immucyst.com/21-S2-92.html
- 9/15/2005
IMMUCYST® - Advances in the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer ...
... Advances in the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer: Optimizing BCG Immunotherapy Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy is now widely accepted as the therapy of choice for ...
- www.immucyst.com/27-S1-95.html
- 9/15/2005
BCG Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer
... Oct. 2004: BCG Immunotherapy: Bladder Cancer and Beyond: a panel of experts exchange state of the art information: http://www.immucyst.com/files/bcg_16final_908.pdf For a great article which ...
Recruiting an Old Ally for Battle: Inflammation Wins over Cancer in ...
... in patients with tuberculosis dates back to the 19th century, the use of BCG as a bladder cancer immunotherapy was seriously considered first in the mid-1970s. The over 25 ...
- www.uihealthcare.com/news/currents/vol3issue3/5bladdertumors.html
- 9/15/2005
UroVysion: UroVysion Bladder Cancer Kit
... combination of sensitivity and specificity. 1 UroVysion is not affected by BCG immunotherapy. Detects bladder cancer recurrence up to 6 months sooner than current diagnostic methods. Early detection of ...
- www.urovysion.com/UroVysionBladderCancerKit_353.asp
cancer
Diagnosis and Treatment of Bladder Cancer Treatment for superficial bladder cancer Risk factors are used to ... therapy with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), mitomycin, doxorubicin or thiotepa. These agents ...
- www.cancernews.com/bladder4.htm