Urinary biomarkers of prostate cancer

K Fujita, N Nonomura - International Journal of Urology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The development of more specific biomarkers for prostate cancer and/or high‐risk prostate
cancer is necessary, because the prostate‐specific antigen test lacks specificity for the …

Cancer epigenetic biomarkers in liquid biopsy for high incidence malignancies

C Palanca-Ballester, A Rodriguez-Casanova, S Torres… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Apart from genetic changes, cancer is characterized by epigenetic
alterations, which indicate modifications in the DNA (such as DNA methylation) and histones …

Clinical applications of liquid biopsy in prostate cancer: from screening to predictive biomarker

F Ionescu, J Zhang, L Wang - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Liquid biopsy (LB), encompassing the analysis of circulating tumor
material in the blood or urine, has emerged as a powerful tool in the management of …

Methylation in HOX Clusters and Its Applications in Cancer Therapy

A Paço, SA de Bessa Garcia, R Freitas - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
HOX genes are commonly known for their role in embryonic development, defining the
positional identity of most structures along the anterior–posterior axis. In postembryonic life …

Detection of differentially methylated CpGs between tumour and adjacent benign cells in diagnostic prostate cancer samples

LM FitzGerald, C Jung, EM Wong, JHE Joo… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Differentially methylated CpG sites (dmCpGs) that distinguish prostate tumour from adjacent
benign tissue could aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer. Previously, the …

GSTP1 methylation in cancer: a liquid biopsy biomarker?

G Gurioli, F Martignano, S Salvi… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2018 - degruyter.com
The coding region of GSTP1 gene is preceded by a large CpG-rich region that is frequently
affected by methylation. In many cancer types, GSTP1 is affected by hypermethylation and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical biofluid assays for prostate cancer

T Borbiev, I Kohaar, G Petrovics - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequent malignancy, and the second
leading cause of cancer-related death, in men in the United States. PCa detection has been …

HOXD8 hypermethylation as a fully sensitive and specific biomarker for biliary tract cancer detectable in tissue and bile samples

E Loi, C Zavattari, A Tommasi, L Moi, M Canale… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are rare but highly aggressive tumours with poor
prognosis, usually detected at advanced stages. Herein, we aimed at identifying BTC …

Urinary biomarkers in prostate cancer detection and monitoring progression

D Wu, J Ni, J Beretov, P Cozzi, M Willcox… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer (CaP) is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of
cancer deaths in males in Australia. Although serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has …

Urinary DNA methylation biomarkers for prediction of prostate cancer upgrading and upstaging

A Bakavicius, K Daniunaite, K Zukauskaite… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Significant numbers of prostate cancer (PCa) patients experience tumour
upstaging and upgrading in surgical specimens that cause serious problems in timely and …