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- Title
Active Surveillance in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, the Potential Role of Biomarkers: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Parrao, Diego; Lizana, Nemecio; Saavedra, Catalina; Larrañaga, Matías; Lindsay, Carolina B.; San Francisco, Ignacio F.; Bravo, Juan Cristóbal
- Abstract
Bladder cancer (BC) is the tenth most common cause of cancer worldwide and is the thirteenth leading cause of cancer mortality. The non-muscle invasive (NMI) variant represents 75% of cases and has a mortality rate of less than 1%; however, it has a high recurrence rate. The gold standard of management is transurethral resection in the case of new lesions. However, this is associated with significant morbidity and costs, so the reduction of these procedures would contribute to reducing complications, morbidity, and the burden to the health system associated with therapy. In this clinical scenario, strategies such as active surveillance have emerged that propose to manage low-risk BC with follow-up; however, due to the low evidence available, this is a strategy that is underutilized by clinicians. On the other hand, in the era of biomarkers, it is increasingly known how to use them as a tool in BC. Therefore, the aim of this review is to provide to clinical practitioners the evidence available to date on AS and the potential role of biomarkers in this therapeutic strategy in patients with low-grade/risk NMIBC. This is the first review linking use of biomarkers and active surveillance, including 29 articles.
- Subjects
NON-muscle invasive bladder cancer; WATCHFUL waiting; BLADDER cancer; BIOMARKERS
- Publication
Current Oncology, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 4, p2201
- ISSN
1198-0052
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/curroncol31040163