Abstract:Abstract: Objective To assess the diagnostic value of bladder tumor antigen (BTA) in the detection of bladder cancer. Methods Subjects, including 46 patients with bladder cancer, 35 patients with urological benign diseases, and 10 normal individuals were enrolled in this study. All subjects received urine BTA assay and urinary cytology before cystoscopy. Cystoscopic result was the standard of detection. Results The sensitivity, specificity and false positive rate of the BTA test were 86.9%, 82.2% and 17.8% (95% CI: 0.759, 0.924) respectively; the sensitivity, specificity and false positive rate of cytological test were 34.7%, 97.8% and 2.2% (95% CI: 0.550, 0.775) respectively. The expression level of BTA and sensitivity were correlated to tumor stage, grade and hematuria degree (P < 0.05), but not correlated to relapse or initial cancer (P > 0.05). The sensitivity of BTA in diagnosis of bladder cancer at all grades and stages was higher than that of urinary cytology (P < 0.05). The level of BTA in the non-invasive bladder cancer group was significantly higher than that in the healthy group and the benign disease group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Urinary BTA expression has a high clinical value in the diagnosis, early screening and follow-up of bladder cancer, but attention should be paid to the effect of hematuria on BTA test results.