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Protocol for maintenance therapy with BCG

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A little update...My biopsy several weeks after treatment 6 was clear. In discussion with doc about the efficacy of lower dose BCG in the future "maintaince" treatments, he told me for the first time that "maybe" I had been receiving 1/2 doses to spread out the scarce BCG. Now I feel totally uncertain what dose to request moving forward. I find this totally unethical. So much for building trust!!!

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I was was receiving 1mg and 1/2mg BCG for the first 6 treatments. Now my clinic in Chicago has decided that 1/3mg is sufficient. I am not aware of any phase 3 studies that show this. Mayo Clinic is one of a few urology departments that is administering the the full 1mg dose. Hospital greed? Definitely pharmaceutical (Merk, manufacturer) greed! Since BCG is expensive to manufacture.