disease background
- high incidence:bladder cancer is the most prevalent tumor of the urinary system. the number of new cases is more than 80,000 and the number of deaths is more than 30,000.
- high mortality: mri index of men’s bladder cancer is 0.40 (mortality/incidence) ,which higher than other tumor.
- high recurrence rate: the 5-year recurrence rate of non-muscular invasive bladder cancer (nmibc) is as high as 60-78%; the recurrence rate of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (utuc) is 22%-47%[1].
- high treatment cost: the cost of treating bladder cancer by medical insurance ranks top 4 cancers[2].
- ultrasound imaging: sensitivity 63-98%, dependence on physician experience, and inability to diagnose carcinoma in situ.
- urinary tumor marker: low specificity, and susceptibility to hematuria interference.
- urine cytology: sensitivity 13-75%, difficulty in detecting lg-uc, and inability to exclude diagnosis based on a negative result.
- fluorescence in situ hybridization (fish): low throughput, complex operation, and dependence on pathologist experience.
- cystoscopy tissue biopsy: liability to overlooking carcinoma in situ, invasive examination, and poor compliance of the patients of postoperative review.
product advantages
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87.4%sensitivity
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91.5%specificity
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89.3%accuracy
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accurate performance
accuracy 89.3%, equivalent to gold standard: cystoscopy.
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painless and convenient
just 100ml of random urine needs to be collected for testing. it is more comfortable.
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proprietary patent
the detection method was granted with a chinese invention patent (patent no. zl2019 1 1370095.5).
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professional recognition
verification and use experience of large clinical studies in hundreds of grade-a tertiary hospitals. the detection method and performance were published on professional medical journals the journal of clinical investigation and clinical epigenetics.
it has been recognized at home and abroad
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fda certification
urifind® earns "breakthrough device designation" (btd) from was identified as a breakthrough device (btd) by u.s. food and drug administration the breakthrough technology has significant advantages and is in the best interest of patients compared with the existing products.
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ce certification
urifind® obtained european access permit for in-vitro diagnostics devices (ivdd) authorized by the netherlands cibg
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urifind® was admitted to china's national medical products administration (nmpa) priority review pathway known as the "green channel"
the product was approved as a medical device with priority by nmpa in august 2022. nmpa believes the product is a medical device used for “diagnosing or treating malignant tumors and having obvious clinical advantages”.
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inclusion in guidelines
urifindtmwas included in the chinese guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of urological and andrological diseases (2022)
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awards & honorsfirst prize for science and technology progress in guangdong province in 2021
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awards & honorsguangdong famous high-tech product
target users
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it is suitable for the auxiliary diagnosis of the patients who have hematuria and/or bladder irritation, or are advised by doctor to undertake cystoscopy.
sample collection and service process
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100ml of urine
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test counseling
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sample collection
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sample transport
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testing and analysis
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report issuance
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after-sales service
references
- [1] guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer (2018). gwbyh [2018] 1125.
- [2] china statistical yearbook of health and family planning (2020).
- [3] j clin invest. 2020 dec 1;130(12):6278-6289.
- [4] clin epigenetics. 2021 apr 26;13(1):91.