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ArticleOncotarget2017

Prognostic value of microRNAs in gastric cancer: a meta-analysis.

Yue Zhang, Dong-Hui Guan, Rong-Xiu Bi, Jin Xie, Chuan-Hua Yang, Yue-Hua Jiang

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Yue ZhangFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Dong-Hui GuanDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Rong-Xiu BiDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Jin XieDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Chuan-Hua YangDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Yue-Hua JiangCentral Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious articles have reported that expression levels of microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with survival time of patients with gastric cancer (GC). A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to study the outcome of it.

designMeta-analysis.

methodsEnglish studies estimating expression levels of miRNAs with any of survival curves in GC were identified up till March 19, 2017 through performing online searches in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews by two authors independently. The pooled hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to estimate the correlation between miRNA expression and overall survival (OS).

resultsSixty-nine relevant articles about 26 miRNAs with 6148 patients were ultimately included. GC patients with high expression of miR-20b (HR=2.38, 95%CI=1.16-4.87), 21 (HR=1.77, 95%CI=1.01-3.08), 106b (HR=1.84, 95%CI=1.15-2.94), 196a (HR=2.66, 95%CI=1.94-3.63), 196b (HR=1.67, 95%CI=1.38-2.02), 214 (HR=1.84, 95%CI=1.27-2.67) or low expression of miR-125a (HR=2.06, 95%CI=1.26-3.37), 137 (HR=3.21, 95%CI=1.68-6.13), 141 (HR=2.47, 95%CI=1.34-4.56), 145 (HR=1.62, 95%CI=1.07-2.46), 146a (HR=2.60, 95%CI=1.63-4.13), 206 (HR=2.85, 95%CI=1.73-4.70), 218 (HR=2.61, 95%CI=1.74-3.92), 451 (HR=1.73, 95%CI=1.19-2.52), 486-5p (HR=2.45, 95%CI=1.65-3.65), 506 (HR=2.07, 95%CI=1.33-3.23) have significantly poor OS (P<0.05).

conclusionsIn summary, miR-20b, 21, 106b, 125a, 137, 141, 145, 146a, 196a, 196b, 206, 214, 218, 451, 486-5p and 506 demonstrate significantly prognostic value. Among them, miR-20b, 125a, 137, 141, 146a, 196a, 206, 218, 486-5p and 506 are strong biomarkers of prognosis in GC.

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gastric cancermeta-analysismicroRNAprognosis

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