Efficacy of three BCG strains (Connaught, TICE and RIVM) with or without secondary resection (re-TUR) for intermediate/high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancers: results from a retrospective single-institution cohort analysis.
Francesco Del GiudiceGian Maria BusettoMartin S GrossMartina MaggiAlessandro SciarraStefano SalcicciaMatteo FerroIsabella SperdutiSimone FlammiaVittorio CanaleBenjamin I ChungSimon L ContiMichael L EisenbergEila C SkinnerEttore De BerardinisPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2021)
Re-TUR was confirmed to ensure longer RFS and PFS in intermediate-/high-risk NMIBCs but did not influence the relative single BCG strain efficacy. When routinely performing re-TUR followed by a maintenance BCG schedule, TICE was superior to the other strains for RFS outcomes.