"BCG Vaccine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, var. bovis, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.
| Descriptor ID |
D001500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.135.825.100
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| Concept/Terms |
BCG Vaccine- BCG Vaccine
- Vaccine, BCG
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
- Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
- Calmette's Vaccine
- Calmette Vaccine
- Calmettes Vaccine
- Vaccine, Calmette's
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BCG Vaccine" by people in Profiles.
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The Influence of Dietary Isothiocyanates on the Effectiveness of Mitomycin C and Bacillus Calmette-Gu?rin in Treating Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. J Urol. 2024 Sep; 212(3):420-430.
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Care Quality and Variability in the Use of Intravesical Therapy for Initial Treatment of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Within a Large, Diverse Integrated Delivery System. Urology. 2019 Sep; 131:93-103.
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Absence of relationship between tuberculin reactivity and atopy in BCG vaccinated young adults. Thorax. 2000 Jun; 55(6):454-8.
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Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy or BCG for colon cancer: results from NSABP protocol C-01. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1988 Mar 02; 80(1):30-6.