Is bladder biopsy necessary at three or six months post BCG therapy?

Ralph A. Highshaw1, Stacy T. Tanaka1, Christopher P. Evans1, Ralph W. deVere White1
1Department of Urology, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite #3500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA,

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