[Clinical efficacy of intravesical BCG treatment for superficial bladder neoplasms with respect to the iduced immune response]

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 1998 Apr;70(2):65-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

We evaluated the immune response after BCG treatment in superficial bladder cancer analyzing the modifications induced on lymphocytic sub-populations. In 21 patients with superficial bladder cancer we performed TURB and after 12 days began the induction cycle of 6 weeks with Pasteur BCG (75 mg/50 micromilligrams), followed by one instillation monthly for one year. Before treatment every patients underwent Mantoux intradermoreaction, blood-count and determination of peripheral blood lymphocytic subpopulations. Blood-count and lymphocytic subpopulations were repeated after 1 week, after 6 weeks, after 3 months and after 1 year. During cystoscopy after 3 months every patients underwent vesical biopsy. CD4+ and CD8+ are mainly interested among lymphocytic subpopulations at the beginning: BCG decreased CD4+ value in the patients with complete response and then it increased CD4+ and reversed the ratio between CD4+ and CD8+ on vesical mucosa.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravesical
  • Aged
  • BCG Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • BCG Vaccine / therapeutic use*
  • Biopsy
  • Blood Cell Count
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Count
  • Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Tuberculin Test
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / immunology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy*

Substances

  • BCG Vaccine