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SynthesisSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

Can p63 serve as a biomarker for diagnosing giant cell tumor of bone? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zihao Wan, Chien-Wei Lee, Shuai Yuan, Oscar Kuang-Shen Lee

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Synthesis in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zihao WanMD. Doctoral Student, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7538-1018
Chien-Wei LeePhD. Research Associate Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Research Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6679-0020
Shuai YuanMSc. Doctoral Student, Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-5627
Oscar Kuang-Shen LeeMD, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Professor, Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and Professor, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-7085
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTumor protein p63 (p63) has been reported to be highly expressed in giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB). Whether p63 can be treated as a diagnostic marker for GCTB remains unclear.

objectiveWe conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the applicability of p63 in diagnosing GCTB. DESIGN AND

settingSystematic review and meta-analysis carried out in a public hospital, Hong Kong, China.

methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library from inception to April 30, 2019. Literature in English or Chinese about the differential diagnosis of GCTB using p63 were included. -Animal experiments, reviews, correspondence, case reports, expert opinions and editorials were excluded. Studies were also excluded if they did not provide sufficient information to construct a 2 × 2 contingency table. We calculated individual and pooled sensitivities and specificities. We used I² as an indicator of heterogeneity.

resultsOut of 88 records identified, 8 articles on 788 GCTB patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in the present analysis. Bivariate analyses yielded a pooled mean sensitivity of 0.87 (95% confidence interval, CI, 0.72-0.95) and specificity of 0.71 (95% CI, 0.56-0.82) for using p63 as a biomarker in diagnosing GCTB. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.86 (95% CI, 0.82-0.88).

conclusionp63 is a helpful indicator in diagnosing GCTB due to its high sensitivity and specificity. -Nonetheless, the results need to be carefully interpreted based on other diagnostic methods such as imaging. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: 164115 (PROSPERO registration number).

Indexed as

Giant Cell Tumor of BoneMembrane ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorHumansSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkers, TumorCKAP4 protein, humanMembrane Proteins

Identifiers

PMID33111920
PMCPMC9673867
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