BCG Failure

15 years 4 months ago #22197 by Moonerj
Replied by Moonerj on topic BCG Failure
I have been taking monthly BCG treatments, 8 so far.
I have had no tumors, since I started the treatments.
This is after 3 operations over the past 3 1/2 years.
:)

TA Grade 1
3 Turbts
30 BCG Treatments
Cancer Free since Nov 2007

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15 years 4 months ago #22183 by Lady Jane
Replied by Lady Jane on topic BCG Failure
This is good info to know. I am printing them out. Thank you.

Ta Grade 1
6 TURBS
15 BCG
dx Jan 07

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15 years 4 months ago #22180 by Alan

DX 5/6/2008 TAG3 papillary tumor .5 CM in size. 2 TURBS followed by 6 instillations of BCG weekly with a second round of 6 after a 6 week wait.

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15 years 4 months ago #22176 by Cynthia
BCG Failure was created by Cynthia
We have had a few posts the last few days about BCG failure and it has made me think of what others have done in that case. Some have reported good results with the use of other agents or addition agents besides BCG. While for others going directly to RC was the best solution. The following may give you information for additional research and give you something to talk to your Urologist about.

This link is from UroToday and is treatment guidelines for blc and what follows are quotes from those guidelines.

www.urotoday.com/browse_categories/bladder_cancer/treatment.html

Dr. Michael A. O’Donnell is considered to be the go to guy for what to do when there is BCG failure. He had done a great deal of research into alternate intravesical agents. I know that he has done phone consultations with other Urologist for blc patients in the past.

www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/urology/urologymds/odonnell.html

Cynthia Kinsella
T2 g3 CIS 8/04
Clinical Trial
Chemotherapy & Radiation 10/04-12/04
Chemotherapy 3/05-5/05
BCG 9/05-1-06
RC w/umbilical Indiana pouch 5/06
Left Nephrectomy 1/09
President American Bladder Cancer Society

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