Molecular Markers in Urinary Bladder Cancer: Applications for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy

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Abstract

Cancer of the urinary bladder is a neoplasm with considerable importance in veterinary medicine, given its high incidence in several domestic animal species and its life-threatening character. Bladder cancer in companion animals shows a complex and still poorly understood biopathology, and this lack of knowledge has limited therapeutic progress over the years. Even so, important advances concerning the identification of tumour markers with clinical applications at the diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic levels have recently been made, for example, the identification of pathological BRAF mutations. Those advances are now facilitating the introduction of targeted therapies. The present review will address such advances, focusing on small animal oncology and providing the reader with an update on this field. When appropriate, comparisons will be drawn with bladder cancer in human patients, as well as with experimental models of the disease.

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Rasteiro, A. M., Sá E Lemos, E., Oliveira, P. A., & Gil da Costa, R. M. (2022, March 1). Molecular Markers in Urinary Bladder Cancer: Applications for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy. Veterinary Sciences. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9030107

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