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SynthesisMedicine2018

Prognostic role of survivin in patients with glioma.

Sunfu Zhang, Changwei Zhang, Yanlin Song, Jing Zhang, Jianguo Xu

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sunfu ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin.
Changwei ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin.
Yanlin SongWest China Medical School of Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin.
Jianguo XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, The First People's Hospital of Yibin.
Second People’s Hospital of Yibin · CNSichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the prognostic role of survivin in patients with glioma through performing a meta-analysis.

methodsPubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE were searched for potentially eligible literature. The study characteristics and relevant data were extracted. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled to estimate the prognostic role of survivin in patients with glioma.

resultsSixteen studies with 1260 patients were included. The pooled HR of higher survivin expression for overall survival was 1.96 (95% CI, 1.57-2.45). The pooled HRs of higher survivin expression for progression- and disease-free survival were 1.62 (95% CI, 0.91-2.90) and 2.41 (95% CI, 0.98-5.90), respectively. Subgroup analyses were also performed.

conclusionOur results suggested that higher survivin expression was associated with worse overall survival in patients with glioma. The findings may assist future exploration on pathogenesis, diagnosis, anti-survivin therapy, and prognosis in glioma. However, due to the limited study number, more studies are warranted to verify our results.

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AdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGliomaHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSurvivinBiomarkers, TumorBIRC5 protein, humanInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsSurvivin

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PMID29703049
PMCPMC5944547
OpenAlexW2802232291

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