Open AccessApolipoprotein A1 as a novel urinary biomarker for diagnosis of bladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Khaled Tarek Dardeer,
Khaled Mohammed,
Tarek Hussein,
Mohammed S. ElSheemy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_69_21
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , diagnostic odds ratio , receiver operating characteristic , meta analysis , biomarker , cystoscopy , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , cancer , oncology , urology , area under the curve , gold standard (test) , odds ratio , urinary system , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry
The emergence of urinary biomarkers for bladder cancer diagnosis could provide a reliable and less invasive diagnostic method. It could be also used as an adjuvant to the current gold standards of cytology and cystoscopy to improve diagnostic accuracy and decrease the percentage of false positives.