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SynthesisOncotarget2017

Clinicalpathological and prognostic significance of survivin expression in renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Zhichen Pu, Qifei Wang, Haitang Xie, Guangji Wang, Haiping Hao

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Synthesis in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhichen PuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Qifei WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Haitang XieDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Anhui Provincial Center for Drug Clinical Evaluation, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
Guangji WangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Haiping HaoState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Dalian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, survivin expression had been investigated as a prognostic biomarker for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), however, the results were conflicting. This study was aimed to explore the association between survivin expression and clinicalpathological features and the prognostic value for cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) in RCC.

resultsEleven studies with 1,697 subjects were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that survivin expression was associated with higher tumor grade (OR=4.25, 95%CI: 3.04-5.95, p<0.001), advanced tumor stage (OR=3.83, 95%CI: 2.01-7.3, p<0.001) and lymph node metastasis (OR=4.19, 95%CI: 2.34-7.52, p<0.001), but had no association with age, gender or distant metastasis. In addition, survivin expression was also correlated with poor CSS (HR=2.08, 95%CI: 1.07-4.05, p=0.032) and poor OS (HR=2.28, 95%CI: 1.57-3.33, p<0.001). MATERIALS AND

methodsLiterature was searched by PubMed, Embase and Web of Science. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were extracted from eligible studies. Fixed or random effects model were used to calculate pooled HRs and 95%CIs according to heterogeneity.

conclusionsThis study demonstrated that survivin expression was associated with more aggressive clinical features and predicted poor CSS and OS in patients with RCC.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellDisease-Free SurvivalHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsKidney NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisSurvivinBiomarkers, TumorBIRC5 protein, humanInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsSurvivinmeta-analysisprognosisrenal cell carcinomasurvivin

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