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ReviewCureus2023

The Management of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Failure in High-Risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Review Article.

Ahmed Kodera, Mahmoud Mohammed, Paul Lim, Omer Abdalla, Mohammed Elhadi

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ahmed KoderaUrology, Worcestershire Acute Hopsitals NHS Trust, Worcester, GBR.
Mahmoud MohammedUrology, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, GBR.
Paul LimUrology, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcestershire, GBR.
Omer AbdallaUrology, Wirral University Hospital, Liverpool, GBR.
Mohammed ElhadiUrology, Dudley Group NHS Hospital, Bromsrgrove, GBR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a common urological malignancy, and bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy is the gold standard treatment in intermediate and high-risk groups. However, BCG failure occurs in a significant proportion of patients, emphasizing the need for effective alternative treatment modalities to address this burden. These treatments include immunotherapy, enhanced drug delivery, targeted therapy, device-assisted chemotherapy, vaccine therapy, and gene therapy, which show varying degrees of safety and efficacy. The objective of this review is to summarize the current evidence and ongoing research on these emerging therapies, offering insight into their potential for improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Although radical cystectomy remains the standard of care for high-risk NMIBC patients unresponsive to BCG, novel treatment modalities hold promise for the future management of this challenging patient population.

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bcg failurebcg refractorybladder sparingmanagementnon- muscle invasive bladder cancernon-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Identifiers

PMID37503461
PMCPMC10369196

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