Urine proteomic analysis differentiates cholangiocarcinoma from primary sclerosing cholangitis and other benign biliary diseases
J Metzger, A Negm, R Plentz, J Wedemeyer, H Mischak, MP Manns, TO Lankisch · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2012 · Heft 01
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Aims: Diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma (CC) and subsequent curative treatment often comes too late due to a lack of reliable early tumor markers. Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are at risk to develop CC. Thus, a convincing strategy for early CC detection during PSC surveillance is urgently needed. We recently demonstrated that bile proteomic analysis distinguishes CC from non-malignant lesions. Nevertheless, bile collection is invasive. Urine is an attractive diagnostic source because it is less complex than blood and sampling is non-invasive. We hypothesized, that urine proteomic analysis is…