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SOX2 as a prognostic marker and a potential molecular target in cervical cancer: A meta-analysis. SOX2作为宫颈癌预后标志物和潜在分子靶点:一项荟萃分析
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211042899
Dandan Yuan, Jian Wang, Mingyu Yan, Yaohui Xu
{"title":"SOX2 as a prognostic marker and a potential molecular target in cervical cancer: A meta-analysis.","authors":"Dandan Yuan,&nbsp;Jian Wang,&nbsp;Mingyu Yan,&nbsp;Yaohui Xu","doi":"10.1177/17246008211042899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211042899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sex determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) has been reported as a potential therapeutic target for cancer. However, the role of SOX2 in cervical cancer remains largely undetermined. This study was performed to evaluate the correlation of SOX2 with clinical characteristics and prognosis in cervical cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multiple databases were systematically searched for eligible publications. The combined odds ratios (ORs) or hazard ratios (HRs) with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the effect sizes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 17 studies with 1906 participants were identified. SOX2 expression was higher in cervical cancer than in the normal control group (OR = 10.83, 95% CI = 6.64-17.67, <i>P</i> < 0.001), while no significant difference was observed between cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. SOX2 expression was not associated with age, tumor stage, and lymph node metastasis, but was correlated with tumor grade (grade 2-3 vs. grade 1: OR = 4.59, 95% CI = 2.76-7.62, <i>P</i> < 0.001) and tumor size (≥4 cm vs. ≤4 cm: OR = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.05-2.60, <i>P</i> = 0.028). Based on multivariate Cox analysis, SOX2 expression was not correlated with overall survival, but was closely associated with poor recurrence-free survival (HR = 5.83, 95% CI = 1.35-25.16, <i>P</i> = 0.018) and progress-free survival HR = 2.29, 95% CI = 1.01-5.19, <i>P</i> = 0.046).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SOX2 may serve as a novel prognostic factor and a promising molecular target for cervical cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39578067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
The diagnostic value of the combination of carcinoembryonic antigen, squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen, CYFRA 21-1, neuron-specific enolase, tissue polypeptide antigen, and progastrin-releasing peptide in small cell lung cancer discrimination. 联合癌胚抗原、鳞状细胞癌相关抗原、CYFRA 21-1、神经元特异性烯醇酶、组织多肽抗原、原胃泌素释放肽在小细胞肺癌鉴别中的诊断价值。
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211049446
Zhimao Chen, Xiangzheng Liu, Xueqian Shang, Kang Qi, Shijie Zhang
{"title":"The diagnostic value of the combination of carcinoembryonic antigen, squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen, CYFRA 21-1, neuron-specific enolase, tissue polypeptide antigen, and progastrin-releasing peptide in small cell lung cancer discrimination.","authors":"Zhimao Chen,&nbsp;Xiangzheng Liu,&nbsp;Xueqian Shang,&nbsp;Kang Qi,&nbsp;Shijie Zhang","doi":"10.1177/17246008211049446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211049446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The diagnostic value of six tumor markers was investigated and the appropriate combinations of those tumor markers to discriminate small cell lung cancer was explored.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients suspected with lung cancer (1938) were retrospectively analyzed. Candidate tumor markers from carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen (SCC), cytokeratin 19 fragment 21-1 (CYFRA 21-1), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), and progastrin releasing peptide (ProGRP) were selected to construct a logistic regression model. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used for evaluating the diagnostic value of the tumor markers and the predictive model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ProGRP had the highest positive rate (72.3%) in diagnosed small cell lung cancer, followed by neuron-specific enolase (68.3%), CYFRA21-1 (50.5%), carcinoembryonic antigen (45.5%), tissue polypeptide antigen (30.7%), and squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen (5.9%). The predictive model for small cell lung cancer discrimination was established, which yielded the highest area under the curve (0.888; 95% confidence interval: 0.846-0.929), with a sensitivity of 71.3%, a specificity of 95.0%, a positive predictive value of 49.0%, and a negative predictive value of 98.0%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Combining tumor markers can improve the efficacy for small cell lung cancer discrimination. A predictive model has been established in small cell lung cancer differential diagnosis with preferable efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39565118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 12
The relevance analysis of GSTP1 rs1695 and lung cancer in the Chinese Han population. GSTP1 rs1695基因与中国汉族人群肺癌的相关性分析
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211039236
Jiang Xiao, Yulu Wang, Zhimin Wang, Yao Zhang, Yutao Li, Chang Xu, Man Xiao, Haijian Wang, Shicheng Guo, Li Jin, Jiucun Wang, Yang Bao, Yan Shang, Junjie Wu
{"title":"The relevance analysis of GSTP1 rs1695 and lung cancer in the Chinese Han population.","authors":"Jiang Xiao,&nbsp;Yulu Wang,&nbsp;Zhimin Wang,&nbsp;Yao Zhang,&nbsp;Yutao Li,&nbsp;Chang Xu,&nbsp;Man Xiao,&nbsp;Haijian Wang,&nbsp;Shicheng Guo,&nbsp;Li Jin,&nbsp;Jiucun Wang,&nbsp;Yang Bao,&nbsp;Yan Shang,&nbsp;Junjie Wu","doi":"10.1177/17246008211039236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211039236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study explored the relevance between rs1695 and susceptibility to the lung cancer in the Chinese Han population. Stratification analysis was conducted on the basis of age, gender, smoking status, tumor-related family history, and pathological type to observe relations between rs1695 and susceptibility to lung cancer in the subgroups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A case-control study was performed with 974 lung cancer patients who were pathologically diagnosed and 1005 healthy cases based on physical examination to analyze the association between rs1695 and the risk of lung cancer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The frequencies of the AA, GA, and GG genotypes of rs1695 were 68.4%, 28.7%, and 2.9% in cases and 64.8%, 30.8%, and 4.2% in controls, respectively. After adjustment for age, gender, smoking status, and family history, it appears that the rs1695 G allele decreases the risk of lung cancer (OR = 0.811, 95% CI 0.684-0.961, <i>P</i> = 0.016). Moreover, compared with the AA genotype, the GA + GG genotype decreased lung cancer susceptibility (OR = 0.808, 95% CI 0.663-0.985, <i>P</i> = 0.035) and the GG genotype (OR = 0.591, 95% CI 0.347-0.988, <i>P</i> = 0.048). In a stratified analysis, the risk of lung cancer in the G allele carriers decreased among the males, patients without a tumor-related family history, and patients with lung adenocarcinoma, especially in smokers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The polymorphism of locus rs1695 is related to the risk of lung cancer and is expected to be a target for the prediction of lung cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39477823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Circ_0006174 promotes colorectal cancer progression by sponging microRNA-142-3p and regulating X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis expression. Circ_0006174通过海绵化microRNA-142-3p和调节x连锁的凋亡抑制剂表达促进结直肠癌的进展。
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-08-19 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211034178
Bo Huang, Dejun Cui, Ying Ren, Xun Zhao, Fei Li, Wenqiang Yuan
{"title":"Circ_0006174 promotes colorectal cancer progression by sponging microRNA-142-3p and regulating X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis expression.","authors":"Bo Huang,&nbsp;Dejun Cui,&nbsp;Ying Ren,&nbsp;Xun Zhao,&nbsp;Fei Li,&nbsp;Wenqiang Yuan","doi":"10.1177/17246008211034178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211034178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are crucial in the regulation of gene expression and biological processes. However, in colorectal cancer, the expression characteristics and biological function of circRNA_0006174 (circ_0006174) is not fully understood. This work is aimed to investigate the biological function of circ_0006174 in colorectal cancer and its molecular mechanism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Circ_0006174, microRNA-142-3p and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis expression levels were detected in colorectal cancer tissues and cells using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis or Western blot. The effects of circ_0006174 on colorectal cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion were detected using the cell counting kit-8 method, bromodeoxyuridine experiments, flow cytometry analysis and Transwell experiments. The targeting relationship among circ_0006174, microRNA-142-3p and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis was analysed by bioinformatics prediction, dual-luciferase reporter experiment and RNA immunoprecipitation experiment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circ_0006174 was up-regulated in colorectal cancer tissues as well as in cell lines, and its high expression was remarkably associated with enlarged tumour volume and advanced tumour, node, metastasis stage of the patients. Circ_0006174 overexpression enhanced colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and inhibited colorectal cancer cell apoptosis; while knocking down circ_0006174 caused the opposite effects. Circ_0006174 directly targeted and negatively regulated microRNA-142-3p expression, and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis, a target gene of microRNA-142-3p, could be indirectly and positively modulated by circ_0006174.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Circ_0006174 facilitates colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and represses colorectal cancer cell apoptosis by regulating microRNA-142-3p/X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39325190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Serum epithelial membrane protein 1 serves as a feasible biomarker in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. 血清上皮膜蛋白1可作为肝外胆管癌的可行生物标志物。
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-27 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211035142
Xiang Li, Lang Yan, Hao Xue
{"title":"Serum epithelial membrane protein 1 serves as a feasible biomarker in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.","authors":"Xiang Li,&nbsp;Lang Yan,&nbsp;Hao Xue","doi":"10.1177/17246008211035142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211035142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a malignancy that originates from bile duct epithelium with an unfavorable prognosis. Epithelial membrane protein 1 was first discovered in 1995, functioning as an oncogene or anti-tumor gene in various cancers. However, the clinical role of epithelial membrane protein 1 extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma remained unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Differentially expressed genes were identified using Gene Ontology and the Kyoto Encyclopedia and Genomes pathway analysis. Out of 183 extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients and 61 healthy controls, the expression level of epithelial membrane protein 1 was detected and compared using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis and western blot assay. Meanwhile, the diagnosis and prognosis of EMP1 in ECCA were measured by receiver operating characteristic and Kaplan-Meier analysis. Finally, the relationship between epithelial membrane protein 1 expression and clinicopathological indexes were compared to further verify the clinical role of epithelial membrane protein 1 in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After analyzing data from GSE76297, GSE89749, and GSE26566GO, we found 1554 down-regulated and 1065 up-regulated genes. Through Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia and Genomes analysis, extracellular matrix organization, extracellular structure organization, cholesterol metabolism, interleukin-17 signaling pathway, and vitamin digestion and absorption were significantly enriched and involved in targeted differentially expresses genes. Epithelial membrane protein 1 messenger ribonucleic acid was notably decreased in serum samples from extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients, compared with that in healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the area under the curve of epithelial membrane protein 1 messenger ribonucleic acid for the diagnosis of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma was 0.9281 (95% CI = 0.8967-0.9595). Moreover, the correlation analysis presented that epithelial membrane protein 1 expression was negatively correlated with lymph node metastasis, tumour node metastasis stage, cancer antigen 19-9 level, and carcinoembryonic antigen level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Aberrant expression of epithelial membrane protein 1 contributed to distinguishing extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients and healthy controls, and a low expression level of epithelial membrane protein 1 indicated an unfavorable prognosis. Hence, epithelial membrane protein 1 was a feasible and credible biomarker for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis and prognosis, with high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39454260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
TMPRSS4 overexpression promotes the metastasis of colorectal cancer and predicts poor prognosis of stage III-IV colorectal cancer. TMPRSS4过表达促进结直肠癌转移,预示III-IV期结直肠癌预后不良。
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211046368
Xue-Feng Zhao, Yu-Shen Yang, Da-Zhi Gao, Young Kyu Park
{"title":"TMPRSS4 overexpression promotes the metastasis of colorectal cancer and predicts poor prognosis of stage III-IV colorectal cancer.","authors":"Xue-Feng Zhao,&nbsp;Yu-Shen Yang,&nbsp;Da-Zhi Gao,&nbsp;Young Kyu Park","doi":"10.1177/17246008211046368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211046368","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To study in detail the expression pattern and prognostic significance of TMPRSS4 in colorectal cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The expression of TMPRSS4 protein was determined using Western blot in the colorectal cancer tissues and normal tissues. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the TMPRSS4 expression in colorectal cancer tissues, and the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic significance were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>TMPRSS4 overexpression was associated with tumor budding, lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, cancerous emboli, infiltration depth, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, and tumor node metastasis stage (<i>P</i> < 0.05 for all). Interestingly, TMPRSS4 expression in the tumor budding, tumor emboli, lymph node, and liver metastatic tumor samples was higher than in the paired primary tumors. In contrast, TMPRSS4 overexpression is inversely correlated with both the overall survival and the disease-free survival of the patients with colorectal cancer (<i>P</i> < 0.05 for both). Also, we found that TMPRSS4 is only of significance in predicting the prognosis of stage III and IV colorectal cancer, not stage I and II.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TMPRSS4 was shown to be involved in the whole process of metastasis from tumor budding to lymph node and/or distant metastasis in colorectal cancer and predicted the unfavorable prognosis of stage III-IV, indicating that it is a novel target for the precise treatment of colorectal cancer with lymph node or distant organ metastasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39475990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Clinical characteristics and prognostic value of the KRAS mutation in Chinese colorectal cancer patients. 中国结直肠癌患者KRAS突变的临床特征及预后价值
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-27 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211017152
Ye Yuan, Yingting Liu, Ye Wu, Junling Zhang, Chunti Shen, Feng Zhang, Changping Wu, Wenwei Hu
{"title":"Clinical characteristics and prognostic value of the <i>KRAS</i> mutation in Chinese colorectal cancer patients.","authors":"Ye Yuan,&nbsp;Yingting Liu,&nbsp;Ye Wu,&nbsp;Junling Zhang,&nbsp;Chunti Shen,&nbsp;Feng Zhang,&nbsp;Changping Wu,&nbsp;Wenwei Hu","doi":"10.1177/17246008211017152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211017152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The <i>KRAS</i> mutations are high-frequency somatic mutations found in colorectal cancer patients from Western and Asian countries however, with the exception of exon 2 of <i>KRAS</i>, other prevalence and prognostic values have not been adequately assessed in Asian patients. The aim of this study was to determine the mutation frequencies of whole exon mutations of <i>KRAS</i> in Chinese colorectal cancer patients and to investigate their impact on prognosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 7189 tumor tissue samples (iCohort) were subjected to next-generation sequencing for detection of <i>KRAS</i> mutations. All pathologic or likely pathologic mutations of <i>KRAS</i> were considered. In addition, clinical features and prognostic dates were collected from 145 patients at The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China (sCohort) and used droplet digital™ polymerase chain reaction to detect <i>KRAS</i> mutations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the iCohort, 2706 patients (37.6%) were confirmed harboring <i>KRAS</i> mutations. The most frequent of these mutations were <i>G12D</i> (32.19%), <i>G12V</i> (17.96%), and <i>G13D</i> (17.59%). In the sCohort, 51 colorectal cancer patients (35.17%) had <i>KRAS</i> mutations, among which <i>KRAS G12D</i> (64.71%), <i>G13D</i> (29.41%), and <i>G14D</i> (3.92%) were high-frequency. The <i>KRAS</i> mutations were associated with shorter median overall survival than wild-type tumors (69 vs. 55 months; HR 1.80; 95% Cl 1.22, 2.64; <i>P</i>=0.0003). In the Cox multivariate analysis, age (HR 1.562; 95% Cl 1.10, 2.22; <i>P</i>=0.013), tumor differentiation (HR 0.417; 95% Cl 0.19, 0.90; <i>P</i>=0.026), and <i>KRAS</i> mutation (HR 1.897; 95% Cl 0.19, 0.90; <i>P</i>=0.001) remained independent predictors of shorter overall survival. Among the common <i>KRAS</i> mutations, <i>G12D</i> was significantly associated with shorter overall survival (HR 2.17; 95% Cl 1.31, 3.58; <i>P</i> < 0.0001) compared with <i>KRAS</i> wild-type patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings indicate that KRAS genes are frequently mutated, and over 30% harbored the <i>KRAS G12D</i> mutation subtype. We found that the <i>KRAS G12D</i> mutation is associated with inferior survival and is a biomarker of poor prognosis in Chinese patients. Our data emphasize the importance of molecular features in colorectal cancer patients, which could potentially be improved by <i>G12D</i>-specific related inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/17246008211017152","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39039833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
The prognostic significance of microRNA-221 in hepatocellular carcinoma: An updated meta-analysis. microRNA-221在肝细胞癌中的预后意义:一项最新的荟萃分析
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211032689
Wenfeng Liu, Keshu Hu, Feng Zhang, Shenxin Lu, Rongxin Chen, Zhenggang Ren, Xin Yin
{"title":"The prognostic significance of microRNA-221 in hepatocellular carcinoma: An updated meta-analysis.","authors":"Wenfeng Liu,&nbsp;Keshu Hu,&nbsp;Feng Zhang,&nbsp;Shenxin Lu,&nbsp;Rongxin Chen,&nbsp;Zhenggang Ren,&nbsp;Xin Yin","doi":"10.1177/17246008211032689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211032689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recently, microRNA-221 has been found to be abnormally expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma; however, its clinical value has not been summarised. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the prognostic significance of miR-221 in hepatocellular carcinoma.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, EMbase, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, CBM, VIP and Wanfang databases were searched for eligible articles. The endpoints included overall survival, progression-free survival, recurrence-free survival, metastasis-free survival, disease-free survival. Hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to explore the relationship between miR-221 expression and clinical survival results of liver cancer patients. Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed. Begg's test and Egger's test were conducted to evaluate publication bias.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of nine studies including 607 patients were recruited for this meta-analysis. The pooled hazard ratios displayed that high miR-221 expression was remarkably associated with poorer overall survival (hazard ratio = 1.91, 95% confidence interval: 1.53-2.38, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and unfavourable progression-free survival/recurrence-free survival/metastasis-free survival/disease-free survival (hazard ratio = 2.02, 95% confidence interval: 1.58-2.57, <i>p</i> < 0.01). The results of Begg's test and Egger's test did not exhibit obvious publication bias.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>High expression of miR-221 can predict poor outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma. miR-221 can be used as a promising prognostic biomarker of hepatocellular carcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39297429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
The prognostic value of serum bilirubin in colorectal cancer patients with surgical resection. 血清胆红素在结直肠癌手术切除患者中的预后价值。
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211036128
Zhangjun Jia, Zeyu Zhu, Ying Wang, Jing Ding, Zhenzhong Lin, Yanyan Zhang, Zhipeng Li
{"title":"The prognostic value of serum bilirubin in colorectal cancer patients with surgical resection.","authors":"Zhangjun Jia,&nbsp;Zeyu Zhu,&nbsp;Ying Wang,&nbsp;Jing Ding,&nbsp;Zhenzhong Lin,&nbsp;Yanyan Zhang,&nbsp;Zhipeng Li","doi":"10.1177/17246008211036128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17246008211036128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Serum bilirubin plays an important role in antioxidant and anticancer processes. The inverse association between serum bilirubin and cancer risk have been widely reported in multiple cancers. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the prognostic impact of serum bilirubin in colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgical resection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The value of serum bilirubin including total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and indirect bilirubin were tested at pre-operatively in 330 colorectal cancer patients. The optimal cut-off values for these three biomarkers were determined by X-tile program. The relationship between serum bilirubin and outcomes were examined using Kaplan-Meier curves log-rank test, univariate and multivariate cox regression. Moreover, a number of risk factors were used to form a nomogram for evaluating risk of survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The optimal cut-off points of serum total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and indirect bilirubin were 19.5 μmol/L, 5.0 μmol/L and 8.1 μmol/L, respectively. Elevated total bilirubin and direct bilirubin were significantly associated with overall survival in surgical colorectal cancer patients. Additionally, predictive nomogram including total bilirubin and direct bilirubin for overall survival was established for predicting overall survival in surgical colorectal cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings indicated that preoperative elevated total bilirubin and direct bilirubin could be considered as independent prognostic biomarkers for poor overall survival of colorectal cancer patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":50334,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Biological Markers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39297434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
Five MDM4 gene polymorphisms on cancer risk: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. 五种MDM4基因多态性与癌症风险:一项最新的系统综述和荟萃分析。
IF 2 4区 医学
International Journal of Biological Markers Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/17246008211033874
Yaxuan Wang, Zhan Yang, Xueliang Chang, Jingdong Li, Zhenwei Han
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