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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2016

Prognostic value of cancer stem cell marker CD133 expression in esophageal carcinoma: A meta-analysis.

Yun-Peng Sui, Xue-Ping Jian, L I Ma, Gui-Zhen Xu, Huai-Wei Liao, Yan-Ping Liu, Hui-Cai Wen

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yun-Peng SuiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Xue-Ping JianDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
L I MaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Gui-Zhen XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Huai-Wei LiaoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Yan-Ping LiuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Hui-Cai WenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Nanchang University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD133 has been identified as a putative neoplastic stem cell marker in esophageal carcinoma. However, the prognostic value of CD133 overexpression in patients with esophageal carcinoma remains controversial. A meta-analysis of previous studies was performed, in order to assess the association of CD133 overexpression with the clinicopathological characteristics of esophageal carcinoma patients. A total of 7 studies, including 538 patients, were subjected to the final analysis. Our results indicated that a positive CD133 expression was significantly associated with lymph node metastasis [odds ratio (OR)=3.09, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.93-4.95; P<0.00001], clinical stage (OR=4.26, 95% CI: 1.55-11.73; P=0.005) and histopathological grade (OR=2.40, 95% CI: 1.16-4.94; P=0.02). There was no statistically significant association of CD133 with depth of invasion (OR=1.89, 95% CI: 0.42-8.43; P=0.41). Based on the results of this study, we concluded that CD133 is an efficient prognostic factor in esophageal carcinoma. Higher CD133 expression is significantly associated with lymph node metastasis, clinical stage and histopathological grade.

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cancer stem cellsCD133clinicopathological characteristicsesophageal carcinomameta-analysisprognosis

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