Novel intravesical therapies are needed for superficial bladder cancer that reduce the risk of infection associated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and further destabilization of the urothelium associated with cytotoxic chemotherapy.
It has been demonstrated that the glutathione S-transferase (GST) superfamily helps remove carcinogens from the body and thus might be associated with prostate cancer risk.