Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32221082›Full record

SynthesisMedicine2020

The role of SOX2 overexpression in prognosis of patients with solid tumors: A meta-analysis and system review.

Shengjie Wang, Xinli Liu, Ying Chen, Xiaozhen Zhan, Tujin Wu, Bing Chen, Guangwen Sun, Songling Yan, Lin Xu

Open access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shengjie WangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital.
Xinli LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University.
Ying ChenDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital.
Xiaozhen ZhanDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital.
Tujin WuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital.
Bing ChenDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital.
Guangwen SunDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Songling YanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Lin XuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Xiamen Humanity Hospital.
Fujian Medical University · CNXiamen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany studies have been done to reported the value of SRY-related HMG-box Gene 2 (SOX2) in prognosis of solid tumors. But results were not particularly consistent among these studies because of the limitations of the small sample data.

methodsWe searched relevant studies published before November 2018 by PubMed, Web of Science and EMBASE. In this meta-analysis, hazard ratio (HR) values for overall survival (OS) were cumulatively pooled and quantitatively analyzed.

resultsA meta-analysis based on 12 studies with 3318 patients was conducted to assess the potential correlation between SOX2 overexpression and OS in human solid tumors. A total of 12 studies (n = 3318) were assessed in the meta-analysis. It suggested that the high expression of SOX2 obviously indicates poor survival and prognosis in both univariate and multivariate analysis. In the univariate analysis, the combined HR for OS was 1.66 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.46-1.89, P < .001). The pooled HR of multivariate analysis for OS was 1.51 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.32-1.71, P < .001).

conclusionsThis meta-analysis indicated that the high expression level of SOX2 is significantly associated with a decline in survival of human with solid tumors. On the basis of the expression level in solid tumors, SOX2 is expected to be a meaningful prognostic biomarker and effective therapeutic target.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSOXB1 Transcription FactorsSurvival AnalysisBiomarkers, TumorSOX2 protein, humanSOXB1 Transcription Factors

Identifiers

PMID32221082
PMCPMC7220337
OpenAlexW3013483923

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.