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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2018

RRM1 expression and the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with gemcitabine.

Ying Chen, Ying Huang, Dong-Ming Chen, Chao Wu, Qiu-Ping Leng, Wen-Yi Wang, Ming-Qin Deng, Yan-Xia Zhao, Xiao-Hong Yang

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Ying ChenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.
Ying HuangGraduate School of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830001 Xinjiang, China.
Dong-Ming ChenGraduate School of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830001 Xinjiang, China.
Chao WuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.
Qiu-Ping LengDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.
Wen-Yi WangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.
Ming-Qin DengDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.
Yan-Xia ZhaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.
Xiao-Hong YangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China, yxh6176@126.com.

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backgroundThe usefulness of ribonucleotide reductase catalytic subunit M1 (RRM1) for predicting the therapeutic effects of gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. RRM1-positive patients show unique clinicopathological features.

methodsHere, we performed a meta-analysis to systematically evaluate the relationship between RRM1 expression and the clinicopathological characteristics of NSCLC patients treated with gemcitabine-containing regimens. A comprehensive electronic and manual search was performed to identify relevant articles. The pooled relative risk (RR) and 95% CI were used to estimate the relation between the clinicopathological characteristics of NSCLC patients and RRM1 expression.

resultsThe study included 31 observational studies and 3,667 patients. The analysis showed no significant association between RRM1 expression and pathological type, stage, and smoking status; however, RRM1 positivity was significantly lower in women than in men (43.0% vs 51.7%, RR=0.84, 95% CI: 0.74-0.94,

conclusionThe present pooled analyses demonstrated that RRM1 positivity in women with advanced NSCLC was associated with a higher rate of response to gemcitabine-containing regimens. Immunohistochemistry may be valuable to prescreen for RRM1 expression in clinical practice, whereas PCR can be routinely used as a verification method. These findings will help design suitable molecular-targeted therapies for NSCLC.

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clinicopathological featuresgemcitabinemeta-analysisNSCLCRRM1

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PMCPMC6135431

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