IDENTIFY: The investigation and detection of urological neoplasia in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: A multicentre cohort study

Sinan Khadhouri; Kevin M Gallagher; Kenneth MacKenzie; Taimur T Shah; Chuanyu Gao; Sacha Moore; Eleanor Zimmermann; Eric Edison; Matthew Jefferies; Arjun Nambiar; Graeme MacLennan; John S McGrath; Veeru Kasivisvanathan; IDENTIFY Protocol Collaborators Group

doi:10.1016/j.isjp.2020.02.002

IDENTIFY: The investigation and detection of urological neoplasia in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: A multicentre cohort study

Int J Surg Protoc. 2020 Feb 28:21:8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.isjp.2020.02.002. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Sinan Khadhouri^{1

2}, Kevin M Gallagher^{3

2}, Kenneth MacKenzie^{4

2}, Taimur T Shah^{5

2}, Chuanyu Gao^{6

2}, Sacha Moore^{7

2}, Eleanor Zimmermann^{8

2}, Eric Edison^{9

2}, Matthew Jefferies^{10

2}, Arjun Nambiar^{4

2}, Graeme MacLennan¹¹, John S McGrath¹², Veeru Kasivisvanathan^{13

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2}; IDENTIFY Protocol Collaborators Group

Collaborators

IDENTIFY Protocol Collaborators Group:
Hashim Ahmed, Jon Deeks, Mark Emberton, Jeevan Kumaradeevan, Susan Mallett, Yemisi Takwoingi, Steve Morris, Allen Knight, Chris Blick, James Catto, Daniel Cohen, James Green, John Kelly, Hugh Mostafid

Affiliations

¹ Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Dept of Urology, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
² British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) Collaborative.
³ Western General Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
⁴ Sunderland Royal Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Sunderland, United Kingdom.
⁵ Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Dept. of Surgery and Cancer, London, United Kingdom.
⁶ Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
⁷ Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Wrexham, United Kingdom.
⁸ Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Dept. of Urology, Torbay, United Kingdom.
⁹ North Middlesex Hospital, Dept. of Urology, London, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Morriston Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Swansea, United Kingdom.
¹¹ University of Aberdeen, Health Services Research Unit, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
¹² University of Exeter Medical School, Dept. of Urology, Exeter, United Kingdom.
¹³ Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London.
¹⁴ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dept. of Urology, London, United Kingdom.

Abstract

•IDENTIFY study: The largest prospective cohort study of haematuria in secondary care.•Contemporary urinary cancer detection rates and diagnostic strategies.•The effectiveness of diagnostic tests, e.g. ultrasound, in detecting urinary cancer.•Novel patient risk factors associated with bladder and upper tract urinary cancers.

Grants and funding

HSRU1/CSO_/Chief Scientist Office/United Kingdom