New Urine Test Could Predict Response to Bladder Cancer Treatment
Researchers have developed a urine test that can screen for tumor DNA and detect whether a patient has residual bladder cancer after they have undergone surgery to remove the tumor. This test may also detect whether immunotherapy treatment administered after surgery has been effective or residual bladder cancer remains. The study containing those findings appeared in the journal Cell. If this urine test is successfully validated in larger clinical trials, it could mark a major shift in the way bladder cancer is treated. Conventionally, bladder cancer is monitored by obtaining a tissue sample for molecular analysis. This approach is costly and subjects patients to several invasive procedures. With this new test, all a…
