Difference between revisions of "Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG, TheraCys)"
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| − | Class/mechanism: Live mycobacteria which promote a local acute inflammatory and sub-acute granulomatous reaction with macrophage and leukocyte infiltration in the urothelium and lamina propria of the urinary bladder. This results in a likely T-lymphocyte dependent anti-tumor effect.<ref name="insert">[https://www.vaccineshoppecanada.com/secure/pdfs/ca/immucyst_e.pdf Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) package insert]</ref><ref>[http://hemonc.org/docs/ | + | Class/mechanism: Live mycobacteria which promote a local acute inflammatory and sub-acute granulomatous reaction with macrophage and leukocyte infiltration in the urothelium and lamina propria of the urinary bladder. This results in a likely T-lymphocyte dependent anti-tumor effect.<ref name="insert">[https://www.vaccineshoppecanada.com/secure/pdfs/ca/immucyst_e.pdf Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) package insert]</ref><ref>[http://hemonc.org/docs/packageinsert/bacilluscalmetteguerin.pdf Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) package insert (locally hosted backup)]</ref> |
<br>Route: Intravesicular | <br>Route: Intravesicular | ||
<br>Extravasation: n/a | <br>Extravasation: n/a | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 29 November 2011
General information
Class/mechanism: Live mycobacteria which promote a local acute inflammatory and sub-acute granulomatous reaction with macrophage and leukocyte infiltration in the urothelium and lamina propria of the urinary bladder. This results in a likely T-lymphocyte dependent anti-tumor effect.[1][2]
Route: Intravesicular
Extravasation: n/a
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