You have accessJournal of UrologyBladder Cancer: Non-invasive III (MP43)1 Apr 2019MP43-03 PERFORMANCE OF BLADDER EPICHECKTM FOR NMIBC MONITORING- UPDATED RESULTS OF A EUROPEAN MULTI-CENTER STUDY J Alfred Witjes*, Fernando Lozano, Ilan Leibovitch, Erik B Cornel, Joyce Baard, Georgios Gakis, Mario Alvarez-Maestro, Hans van Valenberg, Itay Sternberg, Ellen Willemsen, Leonore F. Albers, Miriam Lena Hegemann, Yossi Paitan, and Juan Morote J Alfred Witjes*J Alfred Witjes* More articles by this author , Fernando LozanoFernando Lozano More articles by this author , Ilan LeibovitchIlan Leibovitch More articles by this author , Erik B CornelErik B Cornel More articles by this author , Joyce BaardJoyce Baard More articles by this author , Georgios GakisGeorgios Gakis More articles by this author , Mario Alvarez-MaestroMario Alvarez-Maestro More articles by this author , Hans van ValenbergHans van Valenberg More articles by this author , Itay SternbergItay Sternberg More articles by this author , Ellen WillemsenEllen Willemsen More articles by this author , Leonore F. AlbersLeonore F. Albers More articles by this author , Miriam Lena HegemannMiriam Lena Hegemann More articles by this author , Yossi PaitanYossi Paitan More articles by this author , and Juan MoroteJuan Morote More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0000556226.34916.6bAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The first goal of NMIBC monitoring is to promptly detect and treat high-grade (HG) tumors. This mandates high negative predictive value (NPV) if a urine biomarker is considered to replace part of standard follow up cystoscopies and cytologies. Bladder EpiCheck (BE) is a methylation-based urine marker for bladder cancer monitoring that demonstrated outstanding results in non low-grade (LG) tumors in the first analysis of its European multicenter study: sensitivity 91.7% and NPV 99.3% over specificity of 88.0% in 440 patients(1). The study continued recruiting, and this is its 2nd analysis. (1)Witjes et al. EUO 2018;1:307-313 METHODS: This was a multicenter, prospective, blinded, single arm, single visit, cohort study performed in 7 centers in Europe and Israel under IRB. Inclusion criteria: Age >=22y, urothelial carcinoma undergoing cystoscopic surveillance at 3 months intervals, all UC resected within 12mths, able to produce 10 mL of urine, able to consent. Exclusion criteria: Planning to undergo radical cystectomy or chemotherapy-radiation for UC. BE is a urine assay using 15 proprietary methylation biomarkers to assess the presence of bladder cancer. RESULTS: The demographic data was representative of NMIBC patients (Table 1.). Out of 822 patients, 81 did not have BE results and additional 84 did not have a definitive reference standard diagnosis of positive/negative. The final cohort for analysis had 657 patients: 80 positive (36 LG, 40 HG, 4 no path) and 577 negative. Study Endpoints are presented in Figure 1 alongside the results from the first analysis. The results were similar between the two analyses in all parameters. Sensitivity by grade of BE, cytology and cystoscopy are presented in figure 2. BE outperformed cytology in all categories (all-grade, LG and non-LG tumors). Cystoscopy outperformed BE and cytology in all-grades and LG tumors detection. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent outstanding results with NPV of 99% in a large cohort further substantiates the evidence of BE as a robust rule-out test for high-grade cancers. Such high NPV with high specificity allows to safely utilize BE in NMIBC monitoring, even as an alternative to the standard methods that demonstrated inferior (cytology) or similar (cystoscopy) performance in this cohort. Source of Funding: Nucleix Nijmegen, Netherlands; Barcelona, Spain; Kfar Saba, Israel; Hengelo, Netherlands; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Würzburg, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Nijmegen, Netherlands; Kfar Saba, Israel; Hengelo, Netherlands; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Sindelfingen, Germany; Kfar Saba, Israel; Barcelona, Spain© 2019 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 201Issue Supplement 4April 2019Page: e617-e618 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2019 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information J Alfred Witjes* More articles by this author Fernando Lozano More articles by this author Ilan Leibovitch More articles by this author Erik B Cornel More articles by this author Joyce Baard More articles by this author Georgios Gakis More articles by this author Mario Alvarez-Maestro More articles by this author Hans van Valenberg More articles by this author Itay Sternberg More articles by this author Ellen Willemsen More articles by this author Leonore F. Albers More articles by this author Miriam Lena Hegemann More articles by this author Yossi Paitan More articles by this author Juan Morote More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
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