To improve upon the non-invasive detection of BCa by further validating a multiplex ELISA assay directed at a BCa-associated diagnostic signature in voided urine samples of patients with gross hematuria.
Hematuria is the most common presentation of BCa with 22% of patients with gross hematuria harboring BCa. VUC is the most widely used urine-based assay for detecting BCa; however, it fails to detect approximately 50% of low-grade or early stage BCa when it is most curable. Because of this severe limitation, patients with hematuria (microscopic or gross) will undergo an invasive examination of the urinary bladder, where a miniature camera is inserted into the bladder. We propose to improve upon the non-invasive detection of BCa by further validating a multiplex ELISA assay directed at a BCa-associated diagnostic signature in voided urine samples of patients with gross hematuria.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
450
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
To examine the sensitivity and specificity of the multiplex ELISA assay directed at a BCa-associated diagnostic signature in voided urine samples to reference standard of cystoscopy in a cohort of 450 participants presenting with gross hematuria.
Time frame: 1 year
To compare the sensitivity and specificity of the multiplex ELISA assay to VUC and NMP22® BladderChek to reference standard of cystoscopy in this cohort.
Time frame: 1 year
To develop a BCa risk calculator from this cohort using cutting edge machine learning techniques (e.g., random forest) incorporating biomarker data and clinical data.
Time frame: 1 year
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Department of Urology, Nara Medical University
Nara, Japan
Nara Precfecture Seiwa Medical Center
Nara, Japan