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Review
. 2018 Jul;4(4):481-484.
doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.06.018. Epub 2018 Jul 11.

Manufacturing and the Market: Rationalizing the Shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

Jathin Bandari  1 , Avinash Maganty  2 , Liam C MacLeod  2 , Benjamin J Davies  2
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Manufacturing and the Market: Rationalizing the Shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

Jathin Bandari et al. Eur Urol Focus. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Bladder cancer; Shortage.

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