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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

Circular RNA 0016788 displays as a biomarker for tumor progression and poor prognosis in surgical hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Fantian Cheng, Lili Wang, Jun Zhang

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Circular RNAs and Cancers.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fantian ChengDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Lili WangDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jun ZhangDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2476-3603
Central Hospital of Wuhan · CN

Funding

Research Foundation of The Central Hospital of Wuhan YB13B01Research Foundation of Wuhan Municipal Healthy Commission WX14D07
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of circular RNA 0016788 (circ_0016788) regarding its correlation with tumor progression and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsTwo hundred and seventy-eight HCC patients who received tumor resection were retrospectively analyzed. Circ_0016788 expression in 278 tumor tissues and 116 adjacent tissues was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

resultsCirc_0016788 was elevated in tumor tissue compared with adjacent tissue, and it had an excellent value in distinguishing tumor tissue from adjacent tissue (area under the curve: 0.913; 95% confidence interval: 0.885-0.941). Furthermore, circ_0016788 correlated to higher performance status score, larger tumor size, increased Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) stage, abnormal aspartate aminotransferase, abnormal alpha-fetoprotein, and abnormal carbohydrate antigen 199 levels. Moreover, by Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test, circ_0016788 high expression correlated with shorter overall survival (OS). Importantly, multivariate Cox's regression analysis displayed that circ_0016788 high expression, older age (≥60 years), history of hepatitis B, history of liver cirrhosis, raised Child-Pugh stage (B vs A), multifocal disease, largest tumor size (≥5 cm), and increased BCLC stage (B vs A) were independent predictors for poorer OS.

conclusionCirc_0016788 displays the potential as a biomarker for assisting personalized treatment, tumor management, and prognosis surveillance in surgical HCC patients.

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver Function TestsLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRNA, CircularBiomarkers, TumorRNA, Circularbiomarkercircular RNA 0 016 788hepatocellular carcinomaoverall survivalprogression

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PMID32319701
PMCPMC7370714
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