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Gene-based urinary biomarkers for bladder cancer: an unfulfilled promise?
Urologic oncology - 1 Jan 2014
Sapre Nikhil, Anderson Paul D, Costello Anthony J, Hovens Christopher M, Corcoran Niall M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Noninvasive biomarkers are used routinely in the clinical management of several cancers but bladder cancer detection and surveillance remains dependent on invasive procedures such as cystoscopy. No validated biomarker currently exists in routine clinical practice other than cytology. Gene-based testing has shown great promise for biomarker profiling and this review addresses the current state of...
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