Is transurethral biopsy of the bladder necessary after 3 months to evaluate response to bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 708-709

  Dalbagni, Guido ^a   Rechtschaffen, Thomas ^a   Herr, Harry W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; Biopsy; Bladder neoplasm; Carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER MUCOSA; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINE CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0032832557     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00020     Document Type: Article

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