[Thermochemotherapy with Mitomycin C: an update on alternative treatment strategies in non-muscleinvasive bladder cancer].

This article aims to give an overview of the current existing thermotherapeutic treatment options (electroinductive and electroconductive). The article starts with the first publication presenting thermochemotherapy with Mitomycin C using the Synergo (®) device and highlights the first randomized controlled study comparing Mitomycin C (Synergo (®) ) with conventional BCG therapy. The article also presents data about first conductive Mitomycin C therapy using the new Combat (®) and the Unithermia (®) device.Finally, it discusses in which cases thermotherapy with Mitomycin C can be applied safely based upon the current available data. PMID: 28926864 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aktuelle Urologie - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Aktuelle Urol Source Type: research