SynthesisDrug design, development and therapy2015
Clinicopathological significance of CXCR4 in non-small cell lung cancer.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- G protein-coupled receptors as novel therapeutic targets in non-small-cell lung cancer.Medical review (2021) · 2025Review
- Chemokine Receptors in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells as Predictive Biomarkers for Immunotherapy Efficacy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- CXCR4-targeted therapy in lung cancer: plerixafor as a promising antimetastatic agent.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- The road of NSCLC stem cells toward bone metastases.Bone reports · 2022Article
- Cephalomannine inhibits hypoxia-induced cellular function via the suppression of APEX1/HIF-1α interaction in lung cancer.Cell death & disease · 2021Article
- Forkhead box P3 gene silencing inhibits the expression of chemokines and chemokine receptors associated with cell growth, migration, and apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019Article
- Optimal design, anti-tumour efficacy and tolerability of anti-CXCR4 antibody drug conjugates.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Targeting CXC motif chemokine receptor 4 inhibits the proliferation, migration and angiogenesis of lung cancer cells.Oncology letters · 2018Article
- Oncogenic roles and drug target of CXCR4/CXCL12 axis in lung cancer and cancer stem cell.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016Review
- A fully human CXCR4 antibody demonstrates diagnostic utility and therapeutic efficacy in solid tumor xenografts.Oncotarget · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmerging evidence indicates that C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) is a candidate oncogene in several types of human tumors including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the correlation between CXCR4 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of NSCLC remains unclear. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the association of CXCR4 expression with the incidence of NSCLC and clinicopatho-logical characteristics.
methodsA detailed literature search was made from Medline and Web of Science for related research publications written in English and Chinese. The methodological quality of the studies was also evaluated. Analyses of pooled data were performed. Odds ratio (OR) and hazard ratio (HR) were calculated and summarized.
resultsThe final analysis of 1,446 NSCLC patients from 13 eligible studies was performed. We observed that CXCR4 expression was significantly higher in NSCLC than in normal lung tissue from the pooled OR from five studies including 380 NSCLC and 118 normal lung tissue (OR=12.86, 95% confidence interval =3.63-45.59, P<0.0001). CXCR4 expression was not associated with smoking status and type of pathology. However, CXCR4 expression was significantly associated with clinical stages, metastatic status, and overall survival in NSCLC patients.
conclusionThe results of this meta-analysis suggest that CXCR4 expression is associated with an increased risk and worse survival in NSCLC patients. The aberrant CXCR4 expression plays an important role in the carcinogenesis and metastasis of NSCLC.
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