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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 78-79 |
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Author Reply Re: Nerli RB, Ghagane SC, Rangrez S, Chandra S, Thakur ML, Gomella L. Detection of bladder cancer using voided urine sample and by targeting genomic VPAC receptors. Indian J Urol 2021;37:345-9
Rajendra B Nerli1, Shridhar C Ghagane1, Shadab Sadiq Rangrez2, Shreya Chandra3, Madhukar L Thakur4, Leonard Gomella5
1 Department of Urology, JN Medical College; Division of Urologic-Oncology, Urinary Biomarkers Research Centre, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Urology, JN Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
3 Division of Urologic-Oncology, Urinary Biomarkers Research Centre, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Urology; Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University; The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Centre, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
5 Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University; The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Centre, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| Date of Submission | 11-Dec-2021 |
| Date of Acceptance | 18-Dec-2021 |
| Date of Web Publication | 1-Jan-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Rajendra B Nerli
Department of Urology, JN Medical College; Division of Urologic-Oncology, Urinary Biomarkers Research Centre, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belagavi, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/iju.iju_462_21
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Nerli RB, Ghagane SC, Rangrez SS, Chandra S, Thakur ML, Gomella L. Author Reply Re: Nerli RB, Ghagane SC, Rangrez S, Chandra S, Thakur ML, Gomella L. Detection of bladder cancer using voided urine sample and by targeting genomic VPAC receptors. Indian J Urol 2021;37:345-9. Indian J Urol 2022;38:78-9 |
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Nerli RB, Ghagane SC, Rangrez SS, Chandra S, Thakur ML, Gomella L. Author Reply Re: Nerli RB, Ghagane SC, Rangrez S, Chandra S, Thakur ML, Gomella L. Detection of bladder cancer using voided urine sample and by targeting genomic VPAC receptors. Indian J Urol 2021;37:345-9. Indian J Urol [serial online] 2022 [cited 2022 Jul 4];38:78-9. Available from: https://www.indianjurol.com/text.asp?2022/38/1/78/334611 |
We thank our esteemed readers for their interest in our recent article and appreciate the compliments expressed for our study. The follow-up group consisted of patients treated for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer and were on routine follow-up. The follow-up consisted of ultrasonography, urine for cytology, and a white light cystoscopy. In patients with no obvious lesions, biopsies were randomly taken from previous scars, areas with hyperemia, and reddish areas. Use of postoperative mitomycin (within 6 h) is part of the departmental policy. Patients with high-grade lesions received bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG), and the first follow-up was done 3 months following completion of BCG instillation. None of the patients in the follow-up group had imaging-confirmed lesion, and routine cytology was negative.
VPAC receptor is nonspecific and that is why no patients with serum PSA >1.5 ng/mL were included to exclude patients with cancer of the prostate. Conventional cytology, fluorescence cytology, and histopathology were read by separate consultants. As suggested by Miyake,[1] false-positive results following 5-ALA cytology are probably due to pyuria or increased urinary white blood cells. Our preliminary study has small numbers and needs further confirmation following multicenter studies, with a larger study patient population. The study in our department is ongoing so as to create a large study group.
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