Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of photodynamic diagnosis and urine biomarkers (FISH, ImmunoCyt, NMP22) and cytology for the detection and follow-up of bladder cancer

Mowatt G, Zhu S, Kilonzo M, Boachie C, Fraser C, Griffiths TR, N'Dow J, Nabi G, Cook J, Vale L
Record ID 32010000108
English
Authors' recommendations: Review found that photodynamic diagnosis and urine biomarkers have higher sensitivity but lower specificity than white light cystoscopy and cytology, respectively, in detecting bladder cancer and that diagnostic strategies involving biomarkers and/or photodynamic diagnosis provide additional benefits at a cost that society might be willing to pay
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hta.ac.uk/1713
Year Published: 2010
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Biomarkers
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
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Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
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