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ArticleOncotarget2017

Prognostic value of B7-H3 expression in patients with solid tumors: a meta-analysis.

Xianyun Zhang, Chuntao Fang, Guangbo Zhang, Fujin Jiang, Lei Wang, Jianquan Hou

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xianyun Zhang *Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Chuntao Fang *Department of Gynaecology, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
Guangbo ZhangClinical Immunology Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Fujin JiangDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
Lei WangDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
Jianquan HouDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Soochow University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSecond People’s Hospital of Huai’an · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests B7-H3 is aberrantly expressed in various cancers, though its prognostic significance in solid tumors remains controversial. We therefore performed a meta-analysis to clarify the prognostic value of B7-H3 expression in human solid tumors. The PubMed and Embase databases were searched, and 28 studies involving 4623 patients were ultimately included in the analysis. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were utilized as effect estimates to evaluate the association between B7-H3 expression and overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). The pooled results showed B7-H3 was associated with poor OS (HR = 1.58; 95% CI: 1.32-1.90;

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B7-H3meta-analysisprognostic biomarkersolid tumorsurvival

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PMID29190985
PMCPMC5696251
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