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2. BCG vaccine - Wikipedia

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   A number of cancer vaccines use BCG as an additive to provide an initial stimulation of the person's immune systems. [citation needed] BCG is used in the treatment of superficial forms of bladder cancer. Since the late 1970s, evidence has become available that instillation of BCG into the bladder is an effective form of immunotherapy in this ...

3. Bladder cancer - Wikipedia

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   Bladder cancer is much more common in men than women; around 1.1% of men and 0.27% of women develop bladder cancer. [11] This makes bladder cancer the sixth most common cancer in men, and the seventeenth in women. [136] When women are diagnosed with bladder cancer, they tend to have more advanced disease and consequently a poorer prognosis. [136]

4. US FDA approves ImmunityBio's bladder cancer therapy - AOL

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   This is seen in about 75-85% patients of bladder cancer, the company said. Bladder cancer patients currently have to undergo a procedure called surgical ablation and either get chemotherapy or BCG ...

5. Tumor-homing bacteria - Wikipedia

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   The usage of the live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium Bovis, also known as Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), is a confirmed treatment for bladder cancer. BCG therapy is done by intravesical instillation (drug administration into the urinary bladder via a catheter) and has been used since 1970 on cancer patients.

6. Immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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   One of the oldest forms of cancer immunotherapy is the use of BCG vaccine, which was originally to vaccinate against tuberculosis and later was found to be useful in the treatment of bladder cancer. [13] BCG immunotherapy induces both local and systemic immune responses.

7. Alvaro Morales (urologist) - Wikipedia

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   Dr. Alvaro Morales, MD, FRCSC CC is a Colombian-Canadian urologist, surgeon and Member of the Order of Canada who is noted for his work in the fields of cancer research and testosterone deficiency. [1] He is particularly known for his pioneering work using Bacillus Calmette–Guérin ( BCG) to treat bladder cancer, [2] the first proven ...