TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined morphologic and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of voided urine samples for the detection and follow-up of bladder cancer in patients with benign urine cytology
AU - Daniely, Michal
AU - Rona, Roni
AU - Kaplan, Tal
AU - Olsfanger, Shirley
AU - Elboim, Lea
AU - Freiberger, Avner
AU - Lew, Sylvia
AU - Leibovitch, Ilan
PY - 2007/12/25
Y1 - 2007/12/25
N2 - BACKGROUND. Bladder cancer is among the 5 most common malignancies worldwide. Patients with bladder cancer are closely followed with periodic cystoscopies and urine cytology analyses due to the significant risk of tumor recurrence. The UroVysion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test demonstrated higher sensitivity over urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer by most comparative studies. METHODS. In the current study, the diagnostic usefulness of a combined cytology and FISH analysis approach was tested using the Duet automatic scanning system in patients with benign urine cytology who were being monitored for recurrent urothelial carcinoma or being assessed for various urologic symptoms. RESULTS. By combining the benefits of conventional cytology with molecular diagnostics, a more sensitive detection of bladder cancer was attained. All patients who had positive cystoscopy concomitantly with urine sampling were detected by combined analysis. Additional patients that developed transitional cell carcinoma during a follow-up period of 24 months had a previous positive result on combined analysis. Only 2 patients with a negative combined analysis result presented with late disease recurrence (20 months and 22 months, respectively, after the negative test). Therefore, negative combined analysis was found to be predictive of a lack of disease recurrence for at least 12 months. In this timeframe, the overall sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive values of the combined analysis test were 100%, 65%, 100%, and 44%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS. Given the absolute sensitivity and NPV of the combined analysis test, the management of patients with a negative combined analysis result might be revised and allow for more flexible assessment and management of bladder cancer patients relying more on urine bound tests.
AB - BACKGROUND. Bladder cancer is among the 5 most common malignancies worldwide. Patients with bladder cancer are closely followed with periodic cystoscopies and urine cytology analyses due to the significant risk of tumor recurrence. The UroVysion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test demonstrated higher sensitivity over urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer by most comparative studies. METHODS. In the current study, the diagnostic usefulness of a combined cytology and FISH analysis approach was tested using the Duet automatic scanning system in patients with benign urine cytology who were being monitored for recurrent urothelial carcinoma or being assessed for various urologic symptoms. RESULTS. By combining the benefits of conventional cytology with molecular diagnostics, a more sensitive detection of bladder cancer was attained. All patients who had positive cystoscopy concomitantly with urine sampling were detected by combined analysis. Additional patients that developed transitional cell carcinoma during a follow-up period of 24 months had a previous positive result on combined analysis. Only 2 patients with a negative combined analysis result presented with late disease recurrence (20 months and 22 months, respectively, after the negative test). Therefore, negative combined analysis was found to be predictive of a lack of disease recurrence for at least 12 months. In this timeframe, the overall sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive values of the combined analysis test were 100%, 65%, 100%, and 44%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS. Given the absolute sensitivity and NPV of the combined analysis test, the management of patients with a negative combined analysis result might be revised and allow for more flexible assessment and management of bladder cancer patients relying more on urine bound tests.
KW - Automatic scanning system
KW - Bladder cancer
KW - Combined analysis
KW - Cytology
KW - Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
KW - Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC)
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U2 - 10.1002/cncr.23119
DO - 10.1002/cncr.23119
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AN - SCOPUS:37349115573
SN - 0008-543X
VL - 111
SP - 517
EP - 524
JO - Cancer
JF - Cancer
IS - 6
ER -
