Long-term results of treatment for recurrent supercifial bladder carcinoma with “Imuron” BCG vaccine

Abstract

Intravesical immunotherapy with the BCG vaccine «Imuron» along with courses of maintenance therapy has been performed in 25 patients. During a more than 10-year follow-up, there are 20 (80%) survivors; of them 15 (75%) patients have no recurrences. The used treatment regimen is effective and allows a long monitoring of the disease with the good quality of life. The occurrence of recurrences in 5 (25%) patients in the late period of the follow-up (after 8-13.5 years) leads to the conclusion that patients should be long followed up by an oncourologist and undergo cytoscopic studies with photodynamic diagnosis.