RE:TAR-200It's an unusual treatment. They insert a silicone tube into the bladder which slowly releases the drug gemcitabine over a period of a few days to a week. After 21 days they remove the device and immediately put in a new one. They do this 8 times - once every 3 weeks in the first 24 weeks. Then .6 more times - once every 12 weeks up to 96 weeks. So it's a non-stop treatment by way of slow gemcitabine release for 2 years.
They only have results for 2 years so it's anybody's guess what happens after 2 years when the treatments stop.
Camphikefish wrote: There's a news release from JnJ on May 4th stating their TAR-200 drug shows an 80% CR in BCG nonresponsive patients. I've not followed things closely here for a while. Has anyone else taken a look at this? I'm curious about what everyone thinks about their drug and the study.