Latest developments in urinary tumor DNA and its current clinical role in urothelial bladder cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma
There is accumulating evidence on the potential use of utDNA for the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma in the bladder as well as in the upper tract, while preliminary studies show promising results with sensitivities around 80-90% and specificities 90-100%, further research is needed.
Authors
- Daniel Sánchez-Zalabardo
- Daniel A. González-Padilla
- Felipe Villacampa-Aubá
- Félix Guerrero-Ramos
- José Daniel Subiela
- Renate Pichler
Institutions
- Universidad de Alcalá (ES)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (ES)
- Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (US)
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Urology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mou.0000000000001373
- Primary Topic
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00