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Verification of immunce system before intravesical instillation of BCG in the urinary bladder in cases of transitional cell carcinoma – a conditio sine qua non?

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The intravesical instillation of BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) in cases of relapsed superficial bladder cancer is an acknowledged kind of prophylaxis. It is uncertainly up to now whether a verification of the immune systems competence is necessary. The recommendations in this problem are very different. In conclusion to the recent literature we think that a verification of the immune system before BCG installation in the urinary bladder has not a prognostic value. Additionally, the legal obligingness of this immunotest is doubtful.

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Die intravesikale Instillation von BCG ist bei entsprechender Indikationsstellung eine etablierte adjuvante Therapie zur Rezidivprophylaxe beim rezidivierenden oberflächlichen Harnblasenkarzinom. Bei Anwendung eines BCG-Stammes sieht sich der Therapeut wiederholt in der Konfliktsituation, ob er einen Test zur Frage eines kompetenten Immunsystems durchführen sollte, da die Empfehlungen hierzu widersprüchlich sind. Nach Durchsicht der aktuellen Literatur ist der Schluß zu ziehen, daß eine Immuntestung vor BCG-Blaseninstillation weder eine eindeutige prognostische Aussage noch eine juristische Verbindlichkeit zuläßt.

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Werner, W., Wunderlich, H., Markert, U. et al. Verification of immunce system before intravesical instillation of BCG in the urinary bladder in cases of transitional cell carcinoma – a conditio sine qua non?. Urologe 38, 51–55 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001200050245

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