The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1049
ISSUE1049
March 26, 1999
Valrubicin for Bladder Cancer
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Valrubicin for Bladder Cancer
March 26, 1999 (Issue: 1049)
Valrubicin (Valstar), formerly known as AD 32, has been approved by the FDA for intravesical treament of bladder cancer. The approval is limited to patients with carcinoma-in-situ refractory to BCG for whom immediate cystectomy is contraindicated.
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