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ReviewGlobal medical genetics2023

Molecular Screening for Urothelial Cancer: How Close We Are?

Athanasios Michas, Basileios Michas, Anastasios Tsitsibis, Nikolaos Tsoukalas

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Review in Global medical genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Athanasios MichasDepartment of Oncology, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, 401 Geniko Stratiotiko Nosokomeio Athenon, Athina, Greece.
Basileios MichasDepartment of Oncology, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, 401 Geniko Stratiotiko Nosokomeio Athenon, Athina, Greece.
Anastasios TsitsibisDepartment of Oncology, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, 401 Geniko Stratiotiko Nosokomeio Athenon, Athina, Greece.
Nikolaos TsoukalasDepartment of Oncology, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, 401 Geniko Stratiotiko Nosokomeio Athenon, Athina, Greece.
401 General Military Hospital of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early detection of urothelial cancer offers the potential for effective and successful treatment. Despite previous efforts, currently, there is not a well-validated, recommended screening program in any country. This integrative, literature-based review provides details on how recent molecular advances may further advance early tumor detection. The minimally invasive liquid biopsy is capable of identifying tumor material in human fluid samples from asymptomatic individuals. Circulating tumor biomarkers (cfDNA, exosomes, etc.) are very promising and are attracting the interest of numerous studies for the diagnosis of early-stage cancer. However, this approach definitely needs to be refined before clinical implementation. Nevertheless, despite the variety of current obstacles that require further research, the prospect of identifying urothelial carcinoma by a single urine or blood test seems truly intriguing.

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genomicsliquid biopsyurothelial cancer

Identifiers

PMID37228870
PMCPMC10205394
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