2014
The predictive value of polymorphisms in predicting the early response to induction BCG therapy in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer
Kang H, Tchey D, Yan C, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Lee S, Choi Y, Kim I, Kim W. The predictive value of polymorphisms in predicting the early response to induction BCG therapy in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2014, 32: 458-465. PMID: 24411789, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBCG VaccineCarcinoma, Transitional CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeGlutathione TransferaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPrognosisRisk FactorsSmokingSurvival RateUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerGSTT1-positive genotypeInvasive bladder cancerPrimary non-muscle invasive bladder cancerBCG failureBladder cancerPredictive valueInduction therapyIndependent predictorsHigh riskBacillus Calmette-Guérin induction therapyNull genotypeMultivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression modelBCG induction therapyInduction BCG therapySingle induction courseDisease-free survivalGlutathione S-transferase muKaplan-Meier analysisHigh-risk groupKaplan-Meier estimatesEarly responseLogistic regression analysisGSTT1 null genotype
2012
Ras Association Domain Family 1A: A Promising Prognostic Marker in Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Kim J, Chae Y, Ha Y, Kim I, Byun S, Yun S, Kim W. Ras Association Domain Family 1A: A Promising Prognostic Marker in Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2012, 10: 114-120. PMID: 22382007, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2011.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Transitional CellChildDNA MethylationFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticProportional Hazards ModelsTumor BurdenTumor Suppressor ProteinsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsRecurrent nonmuscle invasive bladder cancerNonmuscle invasive bladder cancerMuscle-invasive bladder cancerInvasive bladder cancerPrimary BC tissuesCox regression analysisBladder cancerPrognostic markerRASSF1A methylationRASSF1A hypermethylationIndependent predictorsBC tissuesMultivariate Cox regression analysisCancer progressionKaplan-Meier analysisAdvanced tumor stagePromising prognostic markerPromoter hypermethylationPotential prognostic markerRegression analysisRASSF1A promoter hypermethylationMethylation-specific polymerase chain reactionClinicopathologic featuresPrognostic significanceKaplan-Meier
2011
RUNX3 methylation as a predictor for disease progression in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer
Yan C, Kim Y, Ha Y, Kim I, Kim Y, Yun S, Moon S, Bae S, Kim W. RUNX3 methylation as a predictor for disease progression in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 105: 425-430. PMID: 22311819, DOI: 10.1002/jso.22087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma in SituCarcinoma, Transitional CellChildCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitDisease ProgressionDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPolymerase Chain ReactionPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticSurvival RateUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsDisease progressionRUNX3 methylation statusRUNX3 methylationTumor stageBladder cancerTumor gradeNMIBC progressionInvasive bladder cancer patientsWorse progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalInvasive bladder cancerPoor clinical outcomeKaplan-Meier estimatesBladder cancer patientsMethylation statusNumber of tumorsHypermethylation of RUNX3Methylation-specific polymerase chain reactionNMIBC samplesAdvanced diseaseClinical outcomesClinicopathological characteristicsIndependent predictorsCancer patientsG3 tumors
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 patientsHMOX1 is an Important Prognostic Indicator of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Progression
Yim M, Ha Y, Kim I, Yun S, Choi Y, Kim W. HMOX1 is an Important Prognostic Indicator of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Progression. Journal Of Urology 2010, 185: 701-705. PMID: 21168882, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.09.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, Transitional CellCohort StudiesCystectomyDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeme Oxygenase-1HumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisUrinary Bladder Neoplasms
2009
Ureteral Fibrin Sealant Injection of the Distal Ureter During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy—A Novel and Simple Modification of the Pluck Technique
Mueller T, DaJusta D, Yoon D, Kim I, Ankem M. Ureteral Fibrin Sealant Injection of the Distal Ureter During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy—A Novel and Simple Modification of the Pluck Technique. Urology 2009, 75: 187-192. PMID: 19913884, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Transitional CellFemaleFibrin Tissue AdhesiveHumansInjectionsKidney NeoplasmsLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedNephrectomyTissue AdhesivesUreterUreteral NeoplasmsConceptsFibrin sealant injectionDistal ureterLaparoscopic nephroureterectomyPostoperative dayUreteral orificeUpper tract transitional cell carcinomaTract transitional cell carcinomaAverage operative timeTransitional cell carcinomaCollins knifeIntravesical recurrenceMean cancerNormal cystogramPluck techniqueUreteral blockageTumor spillageMinor complicationsBlood lossMedian ageOperative timeFoley catheterUreteral obstructionBladder tumorsCell carcinomaSpecimen margins
2006
Expression of estrogen receptors‐α and ‐β in bladder cancer cell lines and human bladder tumor tissue
Shen S, Smith C, Hsieh J, Yu J, Kim I, Jian W, Sonpavde, Ayala G, Younes M, Lerner S. Expression of estrogen receptors‐α and ‐β in bladder cancer cell lines and human bladder tumor tissue. Cancer 2006, 106: 2610-2616. PMID: 16700038, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Transitional CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor betaFulvestrantGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryMicroarray AnalysisNeoplasm StagingRaloxifene HydrochlorideReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTamoxifenUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsBladder cancer cell linesExpression of ERbetaCancer cell linesERbeta expressionHuman bladder cancerBladder cancer cellsBladder cancerEstrogen receptorWestern blot analysisT4 tumorsCell linesMetastatic transitional cell carcinomaMuscle-invasive bladder cancerER-alpha mRNA levelsT3/T4 tumorsHuman bladder tumor tissuesRT4 cellsBladder cancer cell growthLevels of ERalphaGrade 3 tumorsCancer cellsInvasive bladder cancerTa/T1Transitional cell carcinomaEffects of estradiolRole of bone morphogenetic proteins in transitional cell carcinoma cells
Kim I, Kim S. Role of bone morphogenetic proteins in transitional cell carcinoma cells. Cancer Letters 2006, 241: 118-123. PMID: 16500023, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCarcinoma, Transitional CellCell Line, TumorHumansSignal TransductionUrinary Bladder Neoplasms
2004
Restoration of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type II Expression Leads to a Decreased Rate of Tumor Growth in Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma Cell Line TSU-Pr1
Kim I, Lee D, Lee D, Kim W, Kim M, Morton R, Lerner S, Kim S. Restoration of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type II Expression Leads to a Decreased Rate of Tumor Growth in Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma Cell Line TSU-Pr1. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 7355-7360. PMID: 15492256, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTSU-Pr1Cell line TSU-Pr1BMP-RIITumor growthBladder transitional cell carcinoma cellsHuman bladder cancer cell linesCell linesTransitional cell carcinoma cellsBladder cancer cell linesBone morphogenetic protein receptor type II (BMPR2) expressionBone morphogenetic proteinTSU-Pr1 cellsBladder TCC tissuesGrowth inhibitory effectsCancer cell linesBladder specimensType II expressionBladder TCCTumor gradeTransitional epitheliumClinical observationsTCC tissuesMalignant cellsSignificant associationBMP-RIA
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Transitional CellFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTelomeraseTherapeutic IrrigationUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsTransitional 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