Korean J Urol Oncol.  2022 Feb;20(1):12-24. 10.22465/kjuo.2022.20.1.12.

New Drugs for Bacillus Calmette Guérin-Unresponsive Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

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  • 1College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

For intermediate- and high-risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy is the standard adjuvant treatment following transurethral resection of bladder tumor. Although intravesical BCG therapy improves disease progression and bladder preservation in most patients, there are still a considerable number of BCG-unresponsive cases, for whom radical cystectomy (RC) is the recommended salvage treatment option. However, RC is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, and alternative treatment options are needed. New approaches, such as intravesical chemotherapy, device-assisted treatments, immune checkpoint inhibitors, viral gene therapy, antibody-drug conjugates, fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors, and other novel agents are being investigated. This review aims to provide an overview of the recent trials for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC.

Keyword

Antibody-drug conjugate; Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Immune checkpoint inhibi-tors; Oncolytic virotherapy; Urinary bladder neoplasms
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