title: [Value of the inflammatory reaction after intravesical injection of BCG into the bladder].
abstract: 55 patients with bladder tumours were treated by intravesical BCG. Histological study of the biopsies performed 9 weeks after the initial treatment revealed an intense inflammatory reaction in 10 cases. This intense inflammatory reaction was more frequent in patients who had never been treated previously and in patients who subsequently relapsed. The interpretation of these results needs to be confirmed by a study of the cell sub-populations which constitute this inflammatory infiltrate.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benoît
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vieillefond
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rottman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jardin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Valeur de la réaction inflammatoire après injection endovésicale de bcg dans la vessie.