Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Eur Urol Focus. 2018 Jul;4(4):481-484. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.06.018. Epub 2018 Jul 11.
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.
卡介苗(BCG)用于非肌肉浸润性膀胱癌肿瘤切除后的一线膀胱内治疗。BCG 的主要生产商在过去十年内宣布短缺,导致全球范围内短缺。我们回顾了研究 BCG 短缺的文献,并提出了解决这一问题的方法。