Research Article

Use of the Nuclear Matrix Protein 22 BladderChek Test for the Detection of Primary and Recurrent Urothelial Carcinoma

Table 3

Diagnostic performance of the urine test for the diagnosis of primary urothelial carcinoma.

BiomarkerPrimary UC%sensitivity (95% CI)%specificity (95% CI)%accuracy (95% CI)%PPV (95% CI)%NPV (95% CI)
No. of patients
YesNo

NMP2237.995.891.045.394.4
 Positive3947(28.5-48.0)(94.5-96.9)(89.4-92.6)(34.6-56.5)(92.9-95.7)
 Negative641078
#
NMP2241.783.361.174.155.6
 Positive207(27.6-56.8)(68.6-93.0)(50.8-71.4)(56.4-91.7)(42.9-68.2)
 Negative2835
Cytology54.297.674.496.365.1
 Positive261(39.2-68.6)(87.4-99.9)(65.3-83.6)(80.6-99.9)(52.0-76.7)
 Negative2241
Combination64.683.373.381.667.3
 Positive317(49.5-77.8)(68.6-93.0)(64.0-82.6)(65.4-92.4)(52.7-79.8)
 Negative1735

Note: patients performed the NMP22 BladderChek tests; #patients performed the NMP22 BladderChek tests and urine cytology tests; UC, urothelial carcinoma; CI, confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.