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The mechanism by which bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) mediates antitumor activity has not been clearly established. Specific cytokines in the urine after BCG intravesical instillation therapy may serve as a prognostic factor of treatment response. In this study, various urinary cytokines such as interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-2, IL-6, IL-8. IL-10, IL-12, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi Ube, 755-8505, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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