2001
Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Kim J, Shariat S, Kim I, Menesses‐Diaz A, Tokunaga H, Wheeler T, Lerner S. Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Cancer 2001, 92: 1475-1483. PMID: 11745225, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010915)92:6<1475::aid-cncr1472>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaBladder transitional cell carcinomaInvasive tumor stageOverexpression of TGFDisease progressionIndependent predictorsCell carcinomaTumor stageLoss of expressionTGF betaGrowth factorDisease-specific survivalAltered expressionExpression of TGFGrowth factor-β1Lymphovascular invasionRadical cystectomySpecific survivalClinical outcomesCystectomy specimensUrinary bladderImmunohistochemical stainingBlinded fashionFactor-β1Predictive value
1998
Telomerase: a potential marker of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in bladder washes.
Lee D, Yang S, Hong S, Chung B, Kim I. Telomerase: a potential marker of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in bladder washes. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 535-8. PMID: 9533519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaBladder transitional cell carcinomaBladder washesCell carcinomaCytological diagnosisTelomerase activityGrade 1 transitional cell carcinomaCancer tissuesNormal tissuesHuman bladder cancer tissuesBladder wash samplesPositive telomerase activityFinal pathological diagnosisLow-grade tumorsBladder cancer tissuesTelomeric repeat amplificationPositive cytologyTransurethral resectionBladder tumorsBladder cancerPathological diagnosisWash samplesCytological specimensPatientsPotential marker
1997
Telomerase activity: a potential marker of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in bladder washes
Yang S, Lee D, Hong S, Chung B, Kim I. Telomerase activity: a potential marker of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in bladder washes. Yonsei Medical Journal 1997, 38: 155-159. PMID: 9259615, DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.3.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaTelomeric repeat amplification protocolWash specimensBladder cancerBladder wash specimensCancer tissuesCell carcinomaCytologic diagnosisTelomerase activityCytopathologic diagnosisGrade 1 transitional cell carcinomaNormal tissuesBladder transitional cell carcinomaHuman bladder cancer tissuesBladder wash cytologyFinal pathologic diagnosisBladder cancer tissuesRepeat amplification protocolPolymerase chain reaction techniqueTransurethral resectionChain reaction techniquePathologic diagnosisBladder washesSame patientGrade 2