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. 2023 Jul 31;50(9):7867–7877. doi: 10.1007/s11033-023-08689-7

Table 3.

NMIBC subtypes and their molecular features. Most of Hurst´s subtypes of Ta tumors are classified as class I, T1E1 subtype cases are classified as class I, IIb or III

The Aarhus group classification Class I Class IIa Class IIb Class III

Gen

e expression

Uroplakins

Uroplakins

KRT20

KRT14

Uroplakins

KRT20

KRT14

KRT5

KRT15

KRT14

CD44

GATA3

Regulon activity

FOXM1

ESR2

ERBB2

ERBB3

ESR1

FGFR1

RARB

STAT3

PGR

AR

GATA3

Molecular feature Early stage, high expression of early cell cycle genes High expression of late cell cycle genes The highest immune infiltration of NMIBC Dormant state of disease
Prognosis Good The poorest Poor
Lund taxonomy applied to NMIBC UroA UroB UroC GU
Expression Urothelial differentiation signature, FGFR3

KRT5

CDH3

MYC

MYCL

MYCN

MYCL

MYCN

Genomic alternation

FGFR3

KDM6A

RAS

TERT

PIK3CA

RAS

CDKN2A deletion

Loss of TP53

TERT

PIK3CA

TP53

TERT

PIK3CA

RB1

TP53

Loss of TP53

Loss of RB1

E2F3 amplification

TERT

PIK3CA

T1E4 and part of T1E2 cases are classified as IIa. T1E3 cases are classified as class IIb