Availability and Patterns of Intravesical BCG Instillations.
Urol J
; 14(6): 5068-5070, 2017 Nov 04.
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| ID: mdl-29101762
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Intravesical BCG instillations improve recurrence free survival in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).METHODS:
This is a national survey study, covering 223 urological centres, aimed at reliable identification of BCG availability and implemented treatment patterns.RESULTS:
Response rate was 93.7%. BCG was used in 56.5% of urological departments. Another 22.7% referred patients to other hospitals for instillations, while 20.8% did not recommend BCG at all. The most common indications for BCG instillations were as follows T1 tumours (88.5%), carcinoma in situ (83.6%) and high grade tumours (73.8%). Maintenance therapy was routinely abandoned in 16.4% of centres or was scheduled for <1 year, 1 year, 3 years and 1-3 years in 6.6%, 19.7%, 21.3% and 31.2% of centres, respectively. Continuation of BCGdespite treatment failure in carcinoma in situ cases was considered in 21.3% of departments.CONCLUSION:
Our findings indicate that BCG is underused, while patterns of maintenance and follow-up are suboptimal.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária
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Vacina BCG
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Carcinoma in Situ
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Adjuvantes Imunológicos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article