2003
Effect of Intravesical Treatment of Transitional Cell Carcinoma With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and Mitomycin C on Urinary Survivin Levels and Outcome
HAUSLADEN DA, WHEELER MA, ALTIERI DC, COLBERG JW, WEISS RM. Effect of Intravesical Treatment of Transitional Cell Carcinoma With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and Mitomycin C on Urinary Survivin Levels and Outcome. Journal Of Urology 2003, 170: 230-234. PMID: 12796695, DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000063685.29339.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdministration, IntravesicalAgedAged, 80 and overAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntigens, NeoplasmBCG VaccineBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Transitional CellFemaleHumansImmunoblottingInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMiddle AgedMitomycinNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisSurvivinTreatment OutcomeUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaCompletion of treatmentBacillus Calmette-GuerinUrinary survivin levelsSurvivin levelsTCC recurrenceCalmette-GuerinUrine survivinIntravesical treatmentIntravesical instillationCell carcinomaMitomycin CRecurrent transitional cell carcinomaPrognostic molecular markersHigher survivin levelsUrinary survivinPosttreatment valuesRecurrenceMonthsHigher likelihoodSurvivinRemissionUrineTreatmentInstillation
2002
Prognostic value of urodynamic testing in myelodysplastic patients
McGuire EJ, Woodside JR, Borden TA, Weiss RM. Prognostic value of urodynamic testing in myelodysplastic patients. Journal Of Urology 2002, 167: 1049-1053. PMID: 11905876, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(02)80338-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHistory, 20th CenturyHumansNeural Tube DefectsPrognosisUrinary Bladder, NeurogenicUrodynamicsConceptsUrethral closure pressureMyelodysplastic patientsIntravesical pressureIntermittent catheterizationUrinary controlDetrusor responseUreteral dilatationVesicoureteral refluxExcretory urographyUrethral leakageVesical outletExternal urethral sphincter electromyographyHigh urethral closure pressureUpper urinary tract deteriorationClosure pressureGood urinary controlReflex detrusor activityUrethral sphincter electromyographyUrinary tract deteriorationCent of patientsFluoroscopic voiding cystourethrographyLow-pressure groupUrethral pressure profilometryAnticholinergic therapyCoordinated micturition
2001
Urine Detection of Survivin and Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer
Smith SD, Wheeler MA, Plescia J, Colberg JW, Weiss RM, Altieri DC. Urine Detection of Survivin and Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer. JAMA 2001, 285: 324-328. PMID: 11176843, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.3.324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternFemaleHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvivinUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsUrologic DiseasesConceptsRecurrent bladder cancerUrinary tract diseaseBladder cancerUrine samplesTract diseaseHealthy volunteersSurvivin levelsProstate-specific antigen levelLow-grade bladder cancerPrognostic molecular markersNoninvasive diagnostic testTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionCommon human cancersUrine survivinGenitourinary cancersProgression of cancerAggressive diseaseAntigen levelsCervical cancerUrology clinicPolymerase chain reactionUnfavorable outcomeCystoscopy resultsRT-PCR methodSurvivin detection
1981
Prognostic Value of Urodynamic Testing in Myelodysplastic Patients
McGuire E, Woodside J, Borden T, Weiss R. Prognostic Value of Urodynamic Testing in Myelodysplastic Patients. Journal Of Urology 1981, 126: 205-209. PMID: 7196460, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)54449-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrethral closure pressureMyelodysplastic patientsIntravesical pressureIntermittent catheterizationUrinary controlDetrusor responseUreteral dilatationVesicoureteral refluxExcretory urographyUrethral leakageVesical outletExternal urethral sphincter electromyographyHigh urethral closure pressureUpper urinary tract deteriorationClosure pressureGood urinary controlReflex detrusor activityUrethral sphincter electromyographyUrinary tract deteriorationCent of patientsDetrusor-sphincter dyssynergiaFluoroscopic voiding cystourethrographyLow-pressure groupUrethral pressure profilometryAnticholinergic therapy