An Act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana organization registration; imposing duties on the Department of Health; providing for a tax on medical marijuana organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana ...
This treatment is called intravesical therapy. There are two principal drugs that are used as intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy. 1  Bacille Calmette-Guerin or BCG is intravesical immunotherapy which causes an immune or allergic reaction that has been shown to kill cancer cells on the lining of the bladder.
Chemotherapy for bladder cancer. Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of drugs to treat cancer. Chemotherapy is given in different ways. When the drug is put directly into the area to be treated, it is called local chemotherapy. Intravesical therapy, where the drug is put inside the bladder, is a form of local chemo.ide effects of chemo depend on the drugs used, the amount taken, and the length of treatment. When chemo and radiation are given at the same time, side effects tend to be worse. Common side effects seen with chemo include: 1  Nausea and vomiting. 2  Loss of appetite. 3  Hair loss. 4  Mouth sores. 5  Diarrhea or constipation.