Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, is widely administered as a vaccine for tuberculosis. BCG is also used as a biotherapy for superficial bladder carcinoma.

The authorization was granted to ImmunityBio, the manufacturer of Anktiva ® (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln), an interleukin-15 receptor agonist, indicated with BCG for adult patients with BCG ...