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SynthesisScientific reports2016

Impact of TROP2 expression on prognosis in solid tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Ping Zeng, Min-Bin Chen, Li-Na Zhou, Min Tang, Chao-Ying Liu, Pei-Hua Lu

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers.

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98 citing papers in PubMed, 159 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ping ZengDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, 91 Qianjin Road, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China.
Min-Bin ChenDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, 91 Qianjin Road, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China.
Li-Na ZhouDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, 91 Qianjin Road, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China.
Min TangDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, 91 Qianjin Road, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chao-Ying LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi 214023, Jiangsu Province, China.
Pei-Hua LuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi 214023, Jiangsu Province, China.
First People's Hospital of Kunshan · CNNanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over-expression of TROP2 (the trophoblast cell surface antigen 2) was reported to predict poor prognosis in various solid tumors in number of studies. However, the results remained not comprehensive. Therefore, we here carried out this meta-analysis of relevant studies published on this topic to quantitatively evaluate the clinicopathological significance of TROP2 in solid tumors. Relevant articles were identified through searching the PubMed, Web of Science and Embase database. The primary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). In this meta-analysis, 16 studies involving 2,569 participants were included, and we drew the conclusion that TROP2 overexpression was significantly associated with poor OS (pooled HR = 1.896, 95% CI = 1.599-2.247, P < 0.001) and short DFS (pooled HR = 2.336, 95% CI = 1.596-3.419, P < 0.001). Furthermore, the subgroup analysis revealed that the associations between TROP2 overexpression and the outcome endpoints (OS or DFS) were significant in in patients with female genital system neoplasms, as well in gastrointestine neoplasms. In addition, subgroup analysis found no difference HR across populations of different descent.Taken together, TROP2 overexpression was associated with poor survival in human solid tumors. TROP2 may be a valuable prognosis predictive biomarker and a potential therapeutic target in human solid tumors.

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Biomarkers, TumorGene ExpressionAntigens, NeoplasmCell Adhesion MoleculesHumansNeoplasmsPrognosisPublication BiasSurvival AnalysisAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorCell Adhesion MoleculesTACSTD2 protein, human

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PMID27645103
PMCPMC5028884
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