Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a puny cousin of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, and as such serves as an excellent vaccine against the disease. But BCG is also used to treat bladder cancer.

Amid a rapidly evolving landscape in the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), new findings presented at the ...

Bladder cancer occurs when cells in the bladder — a water balloon–like organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine — grow out of control. There are many treatment options for bladder cancer ...

BCG, the century-old TB vaccine, is derived from the live ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved it for the treatment of bladder cancer. Yet, the potential effect of BCG in ...

ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX), a leading immunotherapy company, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

The FDA has authorized ImmunityBio’s expanded access program to bring alternative sources of the cancer-fighting bacteria BCG ...

High-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder ... invasive cancer within 5 years of diagnosis is highest for this group of patients, and ranges from 25% to 50%, depending on case mix and treatment ...

The various treatment options available ... the BCG vaccine was being used in bladder cancer patients." Martínez-López ...

Patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who received radiation plus the immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) durvalumab (Imfinzi) and tremelimumab (Imjudo) had durable responses ...

Study co-lead investigator Dr James Catto, professor of urology at Sheffield and honorary consultant urological surgeon, said: “This is a major breakthrough in the treatment of bladder cancer.

he discusses how tuberculosis (TB) spreads, its common symptoms, and treatment options amid the ongoing outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas. Watch part 1 here. TB really is a disease that ...

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