2012
RUNX3 methylation in normal surrounding urothelium of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Potential role in the prediction of tumor progression
Jeong P, Min B, Ha Y, Song P, Kim I, Ryu K, Kim J, Yun S, Kim W. RUNX3 methylation in normal surrounding urothelium of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Potential role in the prediction of tumor progression. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 38: 1095-1100. PMID: 22884471, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.07.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerNormal adjacent urotheliumInvasive bladder cancerTransurethral resectionNormal urotheliumAdjacent urotheliumRUNX3 methylationRUNX3 promoter methylationNMIBC patientsBladder cancerTumor tissueMultivariate Cox regression analysisUrothelium of patientsCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier estimatesPromoter methylationBladder tumor developmentNormal adjacent tissuesMethylation-specific polymerase chain reactionIndependent predictorsTumor numberPolymerase chain reactionPatientsSignificant associationTumor progression
2011
Novel combination markers for predicting progression of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer
Ha Y, Kim J, Yoon H, Jeong P, Kim T, Yun S, Lee S, Kim G, Choi Y, Moon S, Kim I, Kim W. Novel combination markers for predicting progression of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2011, 131: e501-e507. PMID: 22025348, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonmuscle invasive bladder cancerInvasive bladder cancerMethylation-specific polymerase chain reactionBladder cancerNMIBC progressionMultivariate Cox regression analysisPredictive combinationCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier estimatesMRNA expression levelsBest predictive combinationMedian followRUNX3 promoter methylationIntravesical therapyPrognostic effectSpecific polymerase chain reactionSubgroup analysisEffect of RUNX3Prognostic markerReal-time PCRHigh riskCombination markersPatientsMRNA expressionProgression