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Brief Title: Intravesical BCG Administration to Patients With Invasive Bladder Cancer
Official Title: Evaluating Local and Regional Immune Responses to Intravesical BCG Administration to Patients With Invasive Bladder Cancer
Study ID: NCT02365207
Brief Summary: Patients with invasive bladder cancer will be given 3-6 treatments (based on treatment response) BCG intravesically followed by a cystectomy.
Detailed Description: Patients with muscle invasive (≥T1) bladder cancer will be given 3-6 treatments (based on treatment response) intravesical TICE® BCG. BCG is an attenuated, live culture preparation of the Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG) strain of Mycobacterium bovis. After completion of BCG treatments the patient will undergo a cystectomy. A portion of bladder tumor tissue and lymph nodes will be collected for research purposes during the cystectomy.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
MARC - The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Name: Robert Svatek, MD
Affiliation: University of Texas
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR