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Adverse Effects in BCG Therapy

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Non-Muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma is a variable disease that needs a variety of surgical and non-surgical treatment strategies (Neuzillet et al. in Prog Urol 22(16):989–998, 2012). The disease course can range from recurrent low-grade papillary disease to aggressive disease concerning for progression from initial presentation (Neuzillet et al. in Prog Urol 22(16):989–998, 2012). This chapter relates to adverse effects in BCG therapy.

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Goonewardene, S.S., Persad, R., Motiwala, H., Albala, D. (2020). Adverse Effects in BCG Therapy. In: Management of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28646-0_32

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