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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2020

A meta-analysis of serological thymidine kinase 1 as a marker for colorectal benign and malignant tumor risk assessment.

Li Dang, Hongbo Ma, Ailian Hei, Shuai Xu, Ji Zhou, Ellen He, Sven Skog

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Li DangDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.
Hongbo MaDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.
Ailian HeiDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.
Shuai XuDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.
Ji ZhouDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.
Ellen HeDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.
Sven SkogDepartment of Medicine, Shenzhen Sino-Swed Precision Medicine Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P.R. China.

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Abstract

The present study investigated whether a concentration of serum thymidine kinase 1 (STK1p) could be used to distinguish between healthy individuals, patients with colorectal benign tumors and individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC). The effectiveness of surgery on patients with CRC was monitored. A total of 20 publications containing patients with CRC (n=1,836), patients with colorectal benign tumors (n=774) and healthy controls (n=1,701) were analysed in the present meta-analysis. The publications were collected from PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and SinoMed databases from January 1, 2009 until August 31, 2019. Articles were analyzed according to sensitivity (Forest plot) and publication bias (Begg's plot, Egger's linear regression) using fixed or random effect models to calculate the weighted mean difference. Study quality was checked using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale Document Quality Assessment Scale. The meta-analysis followed the PRISMA statement. The results revealed that STK1p significantly distinguished healthy individuals and those with colorectal benign tumors from patients with CRC, and from patients with benign tumors (P<0.000001). STK1p levels also decreased by 40% following surgery (P<0.0001), which corresponded to half-life of ~1 month. The quality of the present study was high and no bias was identified among publication. It was concluded that STK1p was a reliable biomarker for the early detection of benign lesions, which may therefore prevent their future development into colorectal malignancies. STK1p may also be used for the clinical dynamic monitoring of the effectiveness of surgery in patients with CRC. Combining STK1p with colorectal-associated biomarkers, in addition to the determination of tumor stage and grade may therefore be of use.

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colorectal cancermeta-analysisneoplastic colorectal polyp (colorectal benign tumor)serum thymidine kinase 1 concentrationthymidine kinase 1

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