SUMMARY

• INLEXZO (gemcitabine intravesical system) is an intravesical drug releasing system (iDRS), referred to as TAR-200 in literature.¹ 
• Johnson & Johnson cannot recommend any practices that deviate from product labeling and are not approved by the regulatory agencies.
• Please refer to the full Prescribing Information and Instructions for Use of INLEXZO for information regarding the disposal of INLEXZO.
  • INLEXZO is a hazardous drug. Follow applicable special handling and disposal procedures while handling INLEXZO and during the insertion and removal procedure.^2,3 
  • Dispose of the used urinary catheter and stylet, INLEXZO, and its packaging per facility procedures and per applicable federal, state, and local regulations.³ 
• Data regarding urine excretion of gemcitabine from the SunRISe-1 study are available.
  • Gemcitabine and the inactive uracil metabolite (2´-deoxy-2´,2´-difluorouridine [dFdU]) are excreted in urine throughout the indwelling period for INLEXZO. Of the total gemcitabine dose, 77% was excreted by Day 7 and 99% was excreted by Day 21 in urine as gemcitabine and dFdU.² 
• No data is available on the remaining gemcitabine amount in INLEXZO after removing INLEXZO.

Product labeling

• INLEXZO (gemcitabine intravesical system) [Prescribing Information]. Horsham, PA: Janssen Biotech, Inc; https://www.jnjlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INLEXZO-pi.pdf.
• INLEXZO (gemcitabine intravesical system) [Instructions for Use]. Horsham, PA: Janssen Biotech, Inc; https://www.jnjlabels.com/package-insert/product-instructions-for-use/INLEXZO-ifu.pdf.

Literature Search

A literature search of MEDLINE^®, Embase, BIOSIS Previews^®, and Derwent Drug File databases (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) was conducted on 22 January 2026.