Abstract
Proteinuria is a common adverse event arising from treatment with bevacizumab, requiring diagnostic testing via 24-h urine collection. However, this method is cumbersome. We assessed urine screenings in gynecologic cancer patients from February 2021 to May 2022. Along with a simple urine dipstick (UD), the urine microalbumin, total protein, and creatinine were measured and calculated as the urine albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) and the urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR), which were further adjusted through the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equations to be estimated and correlated with 24-h urine total protein content. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was used for cost analysis. There were 129 urine samples from 36 patients. The sensitivity and specificity for the UACR were 0.56 and 0.97, and for the UPCR, 0.71 and 0.88, respectively. The 24-h TP correlated strongly with the UACR (r = 0.75; p < 0.001) and UPCR (r = 0.79; p < 0.001) and fair for the simple UD (r = 0.35; p < 0.001). The UPCR saves one unnecessary 24-h urine test for less than a dollar compared to a simple UD. The results indicate that using the UPCR could enhance diagnostic accuracy, lower costs, and reduce unnecessary 24-h urine sampling.
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Huang, K.-J.; Chang, W.-C.; Chen, C.-H.; Lin, W.-C.; Pan, W.W.-L.; Hsieh, H.-I.; Hsieh, Y.-H.; Wei, L.-H.; Sheu, B.-C.
Urine Protein to Creatinine Ratio for the Assessment of Bevacizumab-Associated Proteinuria in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers: A Diagnostic and Quality Improvement Study. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1852.
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171852
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Huang K-J, Chang W-C, Chen C-H, Lin W-C, Pan WW-L, Hsieh H-I, Hsieh Y-H, Wei L-H, Sheu B-C.
Urine Protein to Creatinine Ratio for the Assessment of Bevacizumab-Associated Proteinuria in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers: A Diagnostic and Quality Improvement Study. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(17):1852.
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171852
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Huang, Kuan-Ju, Wen-Chun Chang, Chi-Hau Chen, Wei-Chen Lin, William Wei-Lin Pan, Hao-I Hsieh, Yu-Hsiung Hsieh, Lin-Hung Wei, and Bor-Ching Sheu.
2024. "Urine Protein to Creatinine Ratio for the Assessment of Bevacizumab-Associated Proteinuria in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers: A Diagnostic and Quality Improvement Study" Diagnostics 14, no. 17: 1852.
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14171852
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