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Intravesical Chemotherapy Gel ZUSDURI

Diagnosis:

Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (includes Ta, T1, CIS tumors) , Ta or CIS: Can include both low and non-muscle invasive, high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), or Carcinoma in Situ (CIS)

Treatment Category:

Chemotherapy

Treatment:

Intravesical chemotherapy

Suitable for:
  • People with low-grade, intermediate risk bladder cancer that has come back but has not spread into the bladder wall.
How it works:
  • ZUSDURI goes into your bladder as a liquid.
  • Inside the bladder, it warms up to body temperature and turns into a gel.
  • The gel slowly releases medicine (mitomycin) over about 5 hours (sometimes up to 24 hours).
  • The medicine leaves your body when you urinate.
  • Important: Avoid urine touching your skin for at least 24 hours after treatment. Follow your doctor’s safety instructions carefully. Follow the patient instructions available on the website.
How it is typically used:
  • People with low-grade, intermediate risk bladder cancer that has come back but has not spread into the bladder wall.
How it is administered:
  • The liquid medicine is put into your bladder through a thin tube called a catheter.
  • The medicine turns into a gel inside your bladder, so it stays there longer (average of 5 hours but some reports of up to 24 hours).
  • You will usually go home the same day after treatment.
Side effects:
  • Pain or burning when you urinate
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Blood in urine
  • Low red or white blood cell counts
  • Changes in blood tests (kidney or liver)
  • High potassium levels in blood
Is this given with other treatments?
  • It is not given with other treatments.
  • ZUSDURI is typically given in an outpatient clinic or a doctor’s office by a trained healthcare professional. Patients can go home the same day.
  • You do not need to be put to sleep to receive this
  • ZUSDURI should not be used in patients with a bladder tear or in patients with allergy to mitomycin.
Additional information:

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