Open AccessExpression of L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 is a Predictive Biomarker of Intravesical Recurrence in Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Author(s) -
Harutake Sawazaki,
Yasuaki Arai,
Yuji Ito,
Kimiya Sato,
Hitoshi Tsuda,
Takashi Yamaga,
Hiroyuki Sakurai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2253-2447
DOI - 10.2147/rru.s326249
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , proportional hazards model , biomarker , immunohistochemistry , multivariate analysis , oncology , cancer , urology , biochemistry , chemistry
L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1), a Na + -independent amino acid transporter, is highly expressed in various cancer types. We evaluated the prognostic value of LAT1 expression in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).