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SynthesisEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2019

The microRNA-375 as a potentially promising biomarker to predict the prognosis of patients with head and neck or esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Peng Wang, LiangLiang Xu, Lian Li, ShengSheng Ren, JianWei Tang, Ming Zhang, MingQing Xu

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Synthesis in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng WangDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
LiangLiang XuDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Lian LiDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
ShengSheng RenDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
JianWei TangDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Ming ZhangDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. 48284728@qq.com.
MingQing XuDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. xumingqing@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-0802
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Funding

Gansu Science and Technology Department 18JR3RA058National Natural Science Foundation of China 71673193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prognostic value of microRNA-375 (miR-375) expression in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) had been reported in the previous studies; however, the results remain inconsistent. This study was performed to investigate the prognostic significance of miR-375 expression in SCC based on all eligible evidences.

methodsRelevant studies were identified by searching PubMed, Embace, Medline, Cochrane Library, and China Biology Medicine disk. Survival outcome including overall survival (OS) and other survival outcomes were used as the primary endpoint to evaluate the prognostic outcome of patients with SCC. All statistical analyses were performed in RevMan software version 5.3 and STATA software version 14.1. Furthermore, the quality of included studies was assessed by The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

resultsIn total, 13 studies, including 1340 patients, met the inclusion criteria for our meta-analysis. The pooled analysis results indicated that downregulation of miR-375 significantly predicted poor OS (HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.34-1.88, P < 0.001). Downregulated miR-375 was also correlated with the other survival outcomes. Subgroup analysis based on tumor type found that lower expression of miR-375 was significantly related with poor OS in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) (HR 1.58, 95% CI 1.29-1.94, P < 0.001) and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) (HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.16-2.18, P = 0.004).

conclusionsThis meta-analysis demonstrated that the downexpression of miR-375 was significantly correlated with poor OS in patients with SCCs and indicated the potential clinical use of miR-375 as a molecular biomarker, particularly in assessing prognosis for patients with ESCC and HNSCC.

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Biomarkers, TumorDown-RegulationEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaHumansMicroRNAsPrognosisSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsMIRN375 microRNA, humanMicroRNA-375PrognosisSquamous cell carcinoma

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