TAR-200 is a miniature, pretzel-shaped drug-device duo containing a chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine, which is inserted into the bladder through a catheter and releases the drug for three weeks per treatment cycle. Credit: Johnson and Johnson. Bladder cancer patients who run out of options often face a grim choice: life-altering surgery to remove the bladder, or living with a disease that …
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