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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2019

Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of

Yan Wang, Yanming Wu, Jialong Li, Yutian Lai, Kun Zhou, Guowei Che

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yan WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Yanming WuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jialong LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Yutian LaiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Kun ZhouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Guowei CheDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies about the prognostic and clinicopathological significance of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) amplification in resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are controversial. Therefore, the aim of the current meta-analysis was to determine the association of FGFR1 amplification with prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics of resected ESCC patients.

methodsThe PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and SinoMed databases were searched systematically from the establishment date of databases to April 1, 2019 to identify related studies. The correlations of FGFR1 amplification of prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics in ESCC were assessed by the combined hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and combined odds ratio (OR) with 95% CI, respectively. All statistical analyses were performed by the Stata 12.0 software.

resultsA total of nine retrospective studies involving 2,326 patients who received the surgery were included into the current meta-analysis. The results indicated that FGFR1 amplification was significantly correlated with worse overall survival (OS) (HR =1.50, 95% CI: 1.25-1.81, P<0.001), disease-free survival (DFS) (HR =1.58, 95% CI: 1.27-1.96, P<0.001), lymph node metastasis (OR =1.45, 95% CI: 1.13-1.86, P=0.004), higher TNM stage (OR =1.33, 95% CI: 1.03-1.72, P=0.027) and poorer differentiation (OR =1.10, 95% CI: 1.07-1.13, P<0.001).

conclusionsThe current meta-analysis strongly demonstrates that FGFR1 amplification is an independent prognostic risk factor for resected ESCC patients and more prevalent among patients with advanced tumor stage and poorer differentiation.

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clinicopathological characteristicsesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1)meta-analysisprognosissurgery

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