Biodegradable drug-eluting stents: Targeting urothelial tumors of upper urinary tract

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Urothelial tumors of upper urinary tract are ranked among the most common types of cancers worldwide. The current standard therapy to prevent recurrence is intravesical Bacillus Calmetteâ Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy, but it presents several disadvantages such as BCG fai...

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Main Author: Barros, Alexandre António Antunes (author)
Other Authors: Browne, S. (author), Oliveira, C. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Duarte, Ana Rita C. (author), Healy, K. (author), Lima, Estêvão Augusto Rodrigues de (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41193
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/41193