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ArticleCurrent urology reports2014

Prophylactic effects of Bacille Calmette-Guérin intravesical instillation therapy: time period-related comparison between Japan and Western countries.

Takehiko Okamura, Ryosuke Ando, Hidetoshi Akita, Noriyasu Kawai, Keiichi Tozawa, Kenjiro Kohri, Hideo Arano

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Article in Current urology reports, 2014. 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
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Takehiko OkamuraDepartment of Urology, J.A. Aichi Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-cho, Anjo, 446-8602, Japan, hiko2546@sf.commufa.jp.
Ryosuke Ando
Hidetoshi Akita
Noriyasu Kawai
Keiichi Tozawa
Kenjiro Kohri
Hideo Arano
Anjo Kosei Hospital · JPNagoya City University · JPJapan BCG Laboratory · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guidelines change every few years regarding the prophylactic use of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) against non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. We performed a retrospective comparison to clarify the differences in BCG efficacy, based on time period, between Japan and Western countries . Published literature on 18 Japanese and 28 Western patient studies were compared to evaluate differences in BCG efficacy. Additionally, Internet searches were performed to obtain comparative Japanese and Western data. BCG efficacy in Japanese literature tended to show decreasing non-recurrence rates by time period. Non-recurrence rates in Western countries increased each year. This discrepancy may stem from a number of factors, including changes in accepted BCG indications, the introduction of restaging transurethral resection (re-TUR), the concept of BCG maintenance, and the evolution of histopathological diagnostic criteria.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdministration, IntravesicalBCG VaccineEuropeHumansJapanLinear ModelsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAdjuvants, ImmunologicBCG Vaccine

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PMID24370981
PMCPMC3890048
OpenAlexW1972905628

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