| Literature DB >> 16710680 |
A Böhle1, H Suttmann, S Brandau.
Abstract
Immunotherapy for treatment of solid cancer mostly is an experimental treatment. In contrast, intravesical immunotherapy of superficial bladder cancer with bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is clinically well established and accepted worldwide because of better results compared to topical chemotherapy. BCG is currently regarded as the most successful immunotherapy of cancer. Unfortunately the mechanism of action has not yet been fully clarified. This article gives an overview on the complex research on the mechanisms of actionhighly successful therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16710680 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-006-1059-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urologe A ISSN: 0340-2592 Impact factor: 0.639