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SynthesisJournal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban2016

A meta-analysis reveals prognostic role of programmed death ligand-1 in Asian patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Xiao-Yan Hu, Wei Zhang, Yue Hu, Yong Zhang, Rui Gong, Jin-Yan Liang, Li Liu

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Synthesis in Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Xiao-Yan HuCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Yue HuCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yong ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Rui GongCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Jin-Yan LiangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Li LiuCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. liulixiehe2004@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating studies explored the clinicopathologic and prognostic value of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the results were controversial. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the predictive role of PD-L1 in NSCLC patients. We systematically collected relevant studies from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overall survival (OS), and odd ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs for clinicopathologic factors were calculated. A total of 15 studies involving 3605 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed no prognostic role of PD-L1 in the whole patients (HR=1.60, 95% CI: 0.88-2.89, P=0.123). Subgroup analysis showed that PD-L1 was associated with decreased OS in Asian patients (HR=2.00, 95% CI: 1.55-2.57, P<0.001). Among all the clinicopathologic factors, PD-L1 overexpression was significantly in relevance with poor tumor cell differentiation (HR=1.84, 95% CI: 1.49-2.28, P<0.001), late stage (HR=1.21, 95% CI: 1.02-1.43, P=0.026) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocation (HR=2.63, 95% CI: 1.08-6.40, P=0.034), but not with other factors. In conclusion, our meta-analysis demonstrated that PD-L1 has a prognostic role in Asian patients with NSCLC.

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Anaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAsian PeopleB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProtein TransportReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesWhite PeopleALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD274 protein, humanReceptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinasesclinicopathologic factorsmeta-analysisnon-small cell lung canceroverall survival

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