2018
Evaluating the cost of surveillance for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: an analysis based on risk categories
Mossanen M, Wang Y, Szymaniak J, Tan W, Huynh M, Preston M, Trinh Q, Sonpavde G, Kibel A, Chang S. Evaluating the cost of surveillance for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: an analysis based on risk categories. World Journal Of Urology 2018, 37: 2059-2065. PMID: 30446799, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-018-2550-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerProgression to muscle-invasive diseaseNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerHigh-risk disease patientsEORTC risk calculatorHigh-risk NMIBCManagement of NMIBCMuscle-invasive diseaseLow-risk tumorsBiologically heterogeneous diseaseHigh-risk diseaseSurveillance of patientsMethodsA Markov modelLong-term surveillanceHigh-risk groupPatient risk groupsOverall cost of careCost of surveillanceCost of careIntermediate-riskSurveillance cystoscopyExpensive malignanciesIndex patientPatient basisNMIBCNovel urinary biomarkers for the detection of bladder cancer: A systematic review
Tan W, Tan W, Tan M, Khetrapal P, Dong L, deWinter P, Feber A, Kelly J. Novel urinary biomarkers for the detection of bladder cancer: A systematic review. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2018, 69: 39-52. PMID: 29902678, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueUrinary biomarkersBladder cancerReceiver operating characteristicRisk of biasPredictive valueNon-muscle invasive bladder cancer patientsBiomarkers investigated to dateInvasive bladder cancer patientsDetection of bladder cancerDiagnosis of bladder cancerSystematic reviewNovel urinary biomarkersBladder cancer patientsQUADAS-2 toolCase-control studyAssessed risk of biasSpecificity of biomarkersPositive test resultsSystematic searchUrinary cytologySurveillance cystoscopyComprehensive systematic reviewQUADAS-2
2017
DETECT I & DETECT II: a study protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study to validate the UroMark assay for the detection of bladder cancer from urinary cells
Tan W, Feber A, Dong L, Sarpong R, Rezaee S, Rodney S, Khetrapal P, de Winter P, Ocampo F, Jalil R, Williams N, Brew-Graves C, Kelly J. DETECT I & DETECT II: a study protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study to validate the UroMark assay for the detection of bladder cancer from urinary cells. BMC Cancer 2017, 17: 767. PMID: 29141603, PMCID: PMC5688623, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3758-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerNon-muscle invasive bladder cancer patientsBladder cancerSurveillance cystoscopyUrinary testsRisk of urinary tract infectionPresence of bladder cancerHigh grade bladder cancerDetection of bladder cancerProspective multicentre observational studyRecurrent bladder cancerUpper tract imagingInvasive bladder cancerUrinary sediment cellsUrinary tract infectionNegative predictive valueMulticentre observational studyGrade bladder cancerBladder cancer surveillanceCystoscopy findingsTract infectionsUrine sample collectionHistopathological resultsCystoscopyInvasive procedures