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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is used as first-line intravesical therapy following tumor resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Primary producers of BCG announced shortages within the last decade, leading to a worldwide shortage. We review the literature examining the BCG shortage and propose solutions to cope with this problem.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.euf.2018.06.018

Type

Journal article

Journal

Eur Urol Focus

Publication Date

07/2018

Volume

4

Pages

481 - 484

Keywords

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, Bladder cancer, Shortage, Adjuvants, Immunologic, Administration, Intravesical, BCG Vaccine, Drug Utilization, Drug and Narcotic Control, Humans, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms