Mechanisms of BCG immunotherapy and its outlook for bladder cancer

C Pettenati, MA Ingersoll - Nature reviews urology, 2018 - nature.com
BCG immunotherapy is the gold-standard treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
at high risk of recurrence or progression. Preclinical and clinical studies have revealed that a …

The mechanism of action of BCG therapy for bladder cancer—a current perspective

G Redelman-Sidi, MS Glickman, BH Bochner - Nature reviews urology, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) has been used to treat non-muscle-invasive
bladder cancer for more than 30 years. It is one of the most successful biotherapies for …

Immune mechanisms in bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer

A Böhle, S Brandau - The Journal of urology, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Of all medical disciplines it is exclusively in urology in which immunotherapy for
cancer has an established position today with intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) …

Immunotherapy in bladder cancer: current methods and future perspectives

M Wołącewicz, R Hrynkiewicz, E Grywalska… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bladder cancer is one of the most significant genitourinary cancer, causing high morbidity
and mortality in a great number of patients. Over the years, various treatment methods for …

Tumor-associated macrophages in bladder cancer: biological role, impact on therapeutic response and perspectives for immunotherapy

MM Leblond, H Zdimerova, E Desponds, G Verdeil - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play major roles in solid tumor
development. They can have both anti-tumor and pro-tumor properties depending on their …

BCG in bladder cancer immunotherapy

S Jiang, G Redelman-Sidi - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG), a live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium
bovis, is the most successful microbial immunotherapy of cancer in current use. Intravesical …

[HTML][HTML] Intravesical BCG in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer induces trained immunity and decreases respiratory infections

JH van Puffelen, B Novakovic, L van Emst… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background BCG is recommended as intravesical immunotherapy to reduce the risk of
tumor recurrence in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Currently, it …

Macrophages directly kill bladder cancer cells through TNF signaling as an early response to BCG therapy

MF Martínez-López, CR de Almeida… - Disease Models & …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is the oldest cancer
immunotherapeutic agent in use. Despite its effectiveness, its initial mechanisms of action …

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG): Its fight against pathogens and cancer

JP Sfakianos, B Salome, J Daza, A Farkas… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is the only FDA approved first line therapy for
patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. Since the turn of the 20th century BCG has …

Vitamin D–dependent induction of cathelicidin in human macrophages results in cytotoxicity against high-grade B cell lymphoma

H Bruns, M Büttner, M Fabri, D Mougiakakos… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Infiltration by macrophages represents a characteristic morphological hallmark in high-grade
lymphatic malignancies such as Burkitt's lymphoma (BL). Although macrophages can, in …