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Novel intravesical gemcitabine delivery system (TAR-200) for neoadjuvant treatment of MIBC: context is everything

Nature Reviews Urology volume 19, pages 579–580 (2022)Cite this article

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Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) remains a deadly disease, despite aggressive surgical and systemic chemotherapeutic treatments. New treatment modalities are needed. A novel intravesicle drug delivery device for neoadjuvant treatment of MIBC has been developed, and preliminary results on the efficacy and safety of this system are available.

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  1. Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Katherine M. Rodriguez

  2. The Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute & James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Max Kates

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Rodriguez, K.M., Kates, M. Novel intravesical gemcitabine delivery system (TAR-200) for neoadjuvant treatment of MIBC: context is everything. Nat Rev Urol 19, 579–580 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-022-00634-w

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