Modelling bladder cancer in mice: opportunities and challenges

Nat Rev Cancer. 2015 Jan;15(1):42-54. doi: 10.1038/nrc3858.

Abstract

The prognosis and treatment of bladder cancer have improved little in the past 20 years. Bladder cancer remains a debilitating and often fatal disease, and is among the most costly cancers to treat. The generation of informative mouse models has the potential to improve our understanding of bladder cancer progression, as well as to affect its diagnosis and treatment. However, relatively few mouse models of bladder cancer have been described, and in particular, few that develop invasive cancer phenotypes. This Review focuses on opportunities for improving the landscape of mouse models of bladder cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal*
  • Genes, Neoplasm
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / etiology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy