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SynthesisWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2015

Prognostic significance of cytokine receptor-like factor 2 alterations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a meta-analysis.

Ming Jia, Zhu-Jun Wang, Hai-Zhao Zhao, He-Ping Shen, Yu-Ping Cheng, Ze-Bin Luo, Yong-Min Tang

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ming JiaDivision of Hematology-oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Zhu-Jun Wang
Hai-Zhao Zhao
He-Ping Shen
Yu-Ping Cheng
Ze-Bin Luo
Yong-Min Tang
Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCytokine receptor-like factor 2 (CRLF2) has been shown to play a role in the pathogenesis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Studies have examined the relationship between CRLF2 alterations such as over-expression or deregulation and clinical outcome in childhood ALL, but the results are conflicting. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between CRLF2 alterations and survival of pediatric patients with ALL.

methodsElectronic databases updated to March 2014 were searched for relevant studies. A meta-analysis was made of twelve studies including 5945 patients to evaluate the prognostic significance of CRLF2 alterations on survival in childhood ALL. Hazards ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled across the studies using a fixed-effects model.

resultsCRLF2 over-expression in childhood ALL was associated with poor prognosis in terms of relapse-free survival (RFS; HR=1.70, 95% CI=1.28-2.24, P=0.000), event-free survival (EFS; HR=1.78, 95% CI=1.05-3.01, P=0.032), and overall survival (OS; HR=2.28, 95% CI=1.42-3.65, P=0.001). The combined data also suggested that CRLF2 deregulation in childhood ALL was correlated with poor EFS (HR=1.95, 95% CI=1.46-2.61, P=0.000), RFS (HR=2.20, 95% CI=1.53-3.18, P=0.000), and OS (HR=1.89, 95% CI=1.24-2.87, P=0.003). Subgroup analysis on multivariate HRs showed that CRLF2 deregulation independently predicted a poor prognosis for childhood ALL.

conclusionsThe present meta-analysis reveals that both CRLF2 over-expression and deregulation are associated with poor prognosis in pediatric patients with ALL.

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Biomarkers, TumorChildHumansPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisReceptors, CytokineSurvival AnalysisBiomarkers, TumorCRLF2 protein, humanReceptors, Cytokine

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