For Common Form of Bladder Cancer, Chemo Combo Effective Alternative to BCG - Cancer Currents Blog

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You are subscribed to Cancer Currents: An NCI Cancer Research Blog from the National Cancer Institute. Recent posts are listed below.     For Common Form of Bladder Cancer, Chemo Combo Effective Alternative to BCG 08/29/2022 The standard treatment for high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), a drug called BCG, has been in shortage for a decade. Bladder cancer experts agree that gemcitabine and docetaxel offers an effective alternative to BCG, after a study showed that 82% of patients with high-risk NMIBC treated with the combination were alive 2 years later without their cancer returning.

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