Tumor Markers in Urological Cancers: Current Advances and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 3885
Special Issue Editor
Interests: tumor markers; prostate cancer; endocrine-related cancer; noncoding RNA; bladder cancer; metabolomics; renal cancer; testis cancer
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Dear Colleagues,
Since its introduction in the late 1980s, the widespread use of PSA had led to overdiagnosis and to an increase in unnecessary biopsies, which has ultimately lead to overtreatment of low-risk prostate cancer. For bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma, there are no specific diagnostic, prognostic, or predictive biomarkers. Testis cancer is generally silenced at an early stage, leading to loss of the opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment. Notably, the identification of noninvasive biomarkers will provide useful tools for personalized medicine. Unfortunately, currently used biomarkers for urological cancers are far from ideal, lacking specificity and sensitivity. Many candidate molecules that act as potential biomarkers for clinical management of patients with prostate, bladder, testis, and renal cancers have been proposed.
Thus, the content of the Special Issue will focus on general approaches that will contribute to identifying noninvasive biomarkers useful for diagnosis, prognosis, and follow-up of patients with urological cancers.
Original research articles and full reviews are welcome.
On behalf of the Diagnostics, you are warmly invited to contribute an article to the Special Issue “Tumor Markers in Urological Cancers: Current Advances and Future Perspectives.
Prof. Daniela Terracciano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Prostate cancer
- PSA
- bladder cancer
- renal cancer
- biomarkers
- testis cancer
- endocrine-related cancer
- non-coding RNA
- metabolomics
- tumor markers
- tumor inflammation
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