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Manufacturing and the Market: Rationalizing the Shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.

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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is used as first-line intravesical therapy following tumor resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Primary producers of BCG announced shortages within the last decade, leading to a worldwide… Click to show full abstract

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is used as first-line intravesical therapy following tumor resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Primary producers of BCG announced shortages within the last decade, leading to a worldwide shortage. We review the literature examining the BCG shortage and propose solutions to cope with this problem.

Keywords: bacillus calmette; shortage; manufacturing market; calmette rin

Journal Title: European urology focus
Year Published: 2018

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