Witjes - Figure 22

CUETO 98013

FIG. 22:  A Spanish study (CUETO 98013)[11] compared BCG induction (without maintenance) with BCG induction plus one instillation of BCG every 3 months during 3 years, ie, a maintenance schedule but with only one instillation. The Figure shows that the recurrence rates and progression rates were similar with both treatments, so the additional effect of indication plus maintenance over simple induction was not significant.

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