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SynthesisBioMed research international2020

Clinical Significance of PIK3CA Gene in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Yi Wang, Yan Wang, Jialong Li, Jue Li, Guowei Che

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Neijiang, 641000 Sichuan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7802-485X
Yan WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-3480
Jialong LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8950-3138
Jue LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1500-3445
Guowei CheDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2187-6346
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the clinicopathological and prognostic role of PIK3CA gene mutation and expression in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

methodsA systematic and comprehensive literature search was conducted through EMBASE (via OVID), Web of Science, and PubMed. Relative risks (RRs) and hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined to evaluate the relationship of the PIK3CA gene with clinicopathological parameters and the survival of NSCLC patients, respectively.

resultsA total of 13 studies involving 3908 patients were analyzed in our study. Only lymph node metastasis status had an association with PIK3CA mutation (RR = 2.823; 95% CI: 1.128-7.065;

conclusionPIK3CA mutation may affect lymph node metastasis and serve as a promising prognostic factor, and smoking may be related with PIK3CA high expression in NSCLC patients. However, more well-designed prospective researches are needed to verify the abovementioned findings.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleGene ExpressionHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMutationPrognosisRisk FactorsSmokingSurvival AnalysisClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPIK3CA protein, human

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PMID32908885
PMCPMC7450343
OpenAlexW3061042387

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