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Vaccine Detail
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) |
| Vaccine Information |
- Vaccine Name: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
- Target Pathogen: Cancer
- Target Disease: Cancer
- Vaccine Ontology ID: VO_0007582
- Type: Live, attenuated vaccine
- Status: Licensed
- Preparation: Moreau strain--Rio de Janeiro; by mouth, with weekly doses ranging between 200 mg and 28,000 mg (Varella et al., 1981).
- Immunization Route: oral
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| References |
Varella et al., 1981: Varella AD, Bandiera DC, de Amorim AR Sr, Calvis LA, Santos IO, Escaleira N, Gentil F. Treatment of disseminated malignant melanoma with high-dose oral BCG. Cancer. 1981; 48(6); 1353-1362. [PubMed: 7023654].
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