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SynthesisYonsei medical journal2015

The Prognostic Impact of Heat Shock Proteins Expression in Patients with Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

Xiao-wei Wang, Xin-hui Shi, Yu-suo Tong, Xiu-feng Cao

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Synthesis in Yonsei medical journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Expression of Heat Shock Protein-27 (Hsp27) and P38MAPK in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-wei WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, Korea.
Xin-hui ShiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng First People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, Korea.
Yu-suo TongDepartment of Medical Oncology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, Korea.
Xiu-feng CaoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China. cxf551101@sina.com.
Nanjing Medical University · CNYancheng First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHeat shock proteins (HSPs) are highly conserved molecular chaperones. There are various studies that assess the prognostic value of HSPs in patients with esophageal cancer, but the conclusion remains controversial. This is the first meta-analysis study aiming to summarize the evidence on the suitability of HSPs to predict patients' survival. MATERIALS AND

methodsSearching PubMed, Web of science and Medline until May 31, 2014, data were compared for overall survival in patients with down-regulated HSPs level with those with up-regulated level. We conducted a meta-analysis of 9 studies (801 patients) that correlated HSPs levels with overall survival. Data were synthesized with hazard ratios (HRs).

resultsThe estimated risk of death was 2.93-fold greater in HSP27 negative patients than HSP27 positive patients [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.12-7.62]. When limited to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the risk of death in HSP27 negative patients seemed more significant (HR, 3.90; 95% CI, 2.35-6.49). Decreased expression of HSP70 was also associated with worse survival in esophageal cancer (HR, 2.83; 95% CI, 1.90-4.23) and, when limited to ESCC, HR was 3.21 (95% CI, 1.94-5.30). Data collected, however, were not sufficient to determine the prognostic value of HSP90 in patients with ESCC nor esophageal adenocarcinomas (EADC).

conclusionIn this meta-analysis, reduced HSP27 and HSP70 expressions were associated with poor survival in patients with esophageal cancer, especially esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeat-Shock ProteinsHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsPrognosisSurvivalTreatment OutcomeHeat-Shock ProteinsHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsNeoplasm Proteinsesophageal cancerHSP27HSP70HSP90meta-analysissurvival

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PMID26446629
PMCPMC4630035
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