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ReviewJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2011

BCG response prediction with cytokine gene variants and bladder cancer: where we are?

Dinesh Kumar Ahirwar, Parmeet Kaur Manchanda, Rama Devi Mittal, Hemant K Bid

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Review in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dinesh Kumar AhirwarAndrology and IVF Laboratories, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Parmeet Kaur Manchanda
Rama Devi Mittal
Hemant K Bid
Nationwide Children's Hospital · USSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · INThe Ohio State University · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBladder cancer (BC) is one of the most widespread cancers afflicting men and women and also has major philosophical impact on health care worldwide. Despite elaborate characterization of the risk factors and treatment options, BC is still a major epidemiological problem worldwide and its incidence lingers to upswing each year. Over the last three decades, intravesical immunotherapy with the biological response modifier Mycobacterium bovis-Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) has been established as the most effective adjuvant treatment for averting local recurrences and tumor progression following transurethral resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. DESIGN AND

methodsPUBMED database was searched for articles, and manuscripts were selected that provided data regarding the correlation of BCG therapy and its response with different cytokine gene variants.

resultsIt is not clear how Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) works to treat BC. It may stimulate an immune response or cause inflammation of the bladder wall that destroys cancer cells within the bladder. Lot of reports indicated the correlation of various cytokines with respect to BCG therapy in BC, but the exact mechanism is under debate.

conclusionResearch continues to establish the most effectual strain of BCG and the best dosage schedule for the treatment for bladder cancer but, on the other hand, a very critical part of this therapy to find out the correlation of different cytokine with BCG therapy, which will give a better insights not only the mechanism but also a better therapeutic options.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, GeneticBCG VaccineCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunotherapyInflammationMaleUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsBCG VaccineCytokines

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PMID21932129
PMCPMC11828151
OpenAlexW2075232892

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