Effect of low-energy shock wave therapy on intravesical epirubicin delivery in a rat model of bladder cancer.

Ahmed ElkashefNashwa BarakatSherry M KhaterAmira AwadallaFathallah BelalAhmed M El-AssmyKhaled Z SheirAhmed A Shokeir

Published in: BJU international (2020)

The combined use of intravesical EPI and LESW results in less BCa invasion and less dysplasia formation, as LESW increases urothelial permeability of EPI and enhances its delivery into tumour tissues, without subsequent toxicity.

Keyphrases

urinary tract
muscle invasive bladder cancer
gene expression
high grade
oxidative stress
cell migration
endothelial cells
stem cells
bone marrow