2013
Increased Incidence of Pathologically Nonorgan Confined Prostate Cancer in African-American Men Eligible for Active Surveillance
Ha Y, Salmasi A, Karellas M, Singer E, Kim J, Han M, Partin A, Kim W, Lee D, Kim I. Increased Incidence of Pathologically Nonorgan Confined Prostate Cancer in African-American Men Eligible for Active Surveillance. Urology 2013, 81: 831-836. PMID: 23465143, PMCID: PMC3978180, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.12.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkAA menRadical prostatectomyActive surveillanceProstate cancerNCCN criteriaBiopsy coresAS criteriaAS inclusion criteriaFinal surgical pathologyComprehensive Cancer NetworkPositive biopsy coresDatabase of menWorse clinicopathological featuresAfrican American menPathological upstagingAdvanced diseaseIndependent predictorsPathologic characteristicsClinicopathological featuresPreoperative PSAClinicopathologic findingsWA patientsInclusion criteriaPositive cores
2012
Cell-free microRNAs in urine as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of bladder cancer
YUN S, JEONG P, KIM W, KIM T, LEE Y, SONG P, CHOI Y, KIM I, MOON S, KIM W. Cell-free microRNAs in urine as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of bladder cancer. International Journal Of Oncology 2012, 41: 1871-1878. PMID: 22961325, DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerCell-free miRNAsMiR-200aMiR-145Transitional cell carcinomaBladder cancer patientsNon-cancer controlsHealthy normal controlsMiR-145 levelsMiR-200a levelsCell-free microRNAsNMIBC recurrenceIndependent predictorsClinicopathological featuresCell carcinomaCancer patientsPrognostic biomarkerUrinary bladderHigh riskNoninvasive biomarkersNormal controlsAccurate biomarkersMultivariate analysisPatientsCancer
2010
Tissue hOGG1 Genotype Predicts Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Novel Approach Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamping Method
Ha Y, Yan C, Kim I, Yun S, Moon S, Kim W. Tissue hOGG1 Genotype Predicts Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Novel Approach Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamping Method. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 1775-1781. PMID: 21184188, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1500-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-invasive bladder cancerBladder cancerPolymerase chain reactionNonmuscle invasive bladder cancer patientsHOGG1 codon 326 genotypesProgression-free survival benefitInvasive bladder cancer patientsTumor tissueTissue genotypeHOGG1 codon 326Primary BC patientsCox regression analysisInvasive bladder cancerBladder cancer prognosisPrimary bladder cancerAggressive clinicopathological featuresBladder cancer patientsReal-time polymerase chain reactionSurvival benefitBC prognosisClinicopathological characteristicsClinicopathological featuresBC patientsPrognostic indicatorCancer patients