Abstract:299 Background: Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder is among the 5 most common cancers in the US. Despite several clinical trials attempting to determine the best approach to muscle-invasive disease, the optimal treatment modalities and their sequence have not been established. Specifically, the decision to administer neo-adjuvant chemotherapy is currently based solely on clinical parameters, with no validated biomarkers. Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are short RNA molecules that have roles in post-transcriptional gene… Show more
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