Nuclear matrix protein 22 for bladder cancer detection: comparative analysis of the BladderChek® and ELISA

Anticancer Res. 2012 Nov;32(11):5093-7.

Abstract

Aim: To compare nuclear matrix protein 22 expression by BladderChek® and ELISA, as urine-based assays for bladder cancer (BC) detection.

Patients and methods: Urine samples of 100 BC patients and 100 controls were analyzed. Comparative statistical evaluations were based on sensitivity and specificity.

Results: Seventy-one patients had primary and 29 recurrent BC. The sensitivity of BladderChek® was significantly higher compared to ELISA in the overall cancer cohort and in patients with primary BC (p<0.0001 and p=0.0001, respectively). Both tests demonstrated significant correlation of sensitivities and tumor stage/grade for the overall cancer cohort and for patients with primary BC. Both tests had specificity values of 100% in healthy individuals. Specificity was 93% for BladderChek® and 99% for ELISA in patients with benign diseases (p=0.048).

Conclusion: BladderChek® may be clinically more useful for BC detection. Due to high specificity, BladderChek® could be used for high-risk screening. However, due to its low sensitivity, BladderChek® cannot replace but only complement cystoscopy for BC detection.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / urine*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / urine
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Nuclear Proteins / urine*
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / urine

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • nuclear matrix protein 22