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SynthesisChinese medical journal2017

E-26 Transformation-specific Related Gene Expression and Outcomes in Cytogenetically Normal Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Meta-analysis.

Jian-Fei Fang, Hai-Ning Yuan, Yong-Fei Song, Pei-Bei Sun, Xiao-Liang Zheng, Xiao-Ju Wang

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Synthesis in Chinese medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jian-Fei FangCenter for Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013; Institute of Lung Cancer, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
Hai-Ning YuanCenter for Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
Yong-Fei SongCenter for Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
Pei-Bei SunDepartment of Reproductive Physiology, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
Xiao-Liang ZhengCenter for Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
Xiao-Ju WangCenter for Molecular Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013; Institute of Lung Cancer, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe E-26 transformation-specific related gene (ERG) is frequently expressed in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (CN-AML). Herein, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between the prognostic significance of ERG expression and CN-AML.

methodsA systematic review of PubMed database and other search engines were used to identify the studies between January 2005 and November 2016. A total of 667 CN-AML patients were collected from seven published studies. Of the 667 patients underwent intensive chemotherapy, 429 had low expression of ERG and 238 had high expression of ERG. Summary odds ratio (OR) and the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the ERG expression and CN-AML were calculated using fixed- or random-effects models. Heterogeneity was assessed using Chi-squared-based Q- statistic test and I2 statistics. All statistical analyses were performed using R.3.3.1 software packages (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria) and RevMan5.3 (Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, Denmark).

resultsOverall, patients with high ERG expression had a worse relapse (OR = 2.5127, 95% CI: 1.5177-4.1601, P = 0.0003) and lower complete remission (OR = 0. 3495, 95% CI: 0.2418-0.5051, P< 0.0001). With regard to the known molecular markers, both internal tandem duplications of the fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 gene (OR = 3.8634, 95% CI: 1.8285-8.1626, P = 0.004) and brain and acute leukemia, cytoplasmic (OR = 3.1538, 95% CI: 2.0537-4.8432, P< 0.0001) were associated with the ERG expression. In addition, the results showed a statistical significance between French-American-British (FAB) classification subtype (minimally differentiated AML and AML without maturation, OR = 4.7902, 95% CI: 2.7772-8.2624, P< 0.0001; acute monocytic leukemia, OR = 0.2324, 95% CI: 0.0899-0.6006, P = 0.0026) and ERG expression.

conclusionHigh ERG expression might be used as a strong adverse prognostic factor in CN-AML.

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Biomarkers, TumorGene Expression ProfilingHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcutePrognosisTranscriptional Regulator ERGBiomarkers, TumorERG protein, humanTranscriptional Regulator ERG

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