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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

FOXO3A Expression in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.

Guoyao Zhang, Wanping Shi, Enzhao Jia, Lei Zhang, Yongsheng Han, Ronald Rodriguez, Tianjiang Ma

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Guoyao ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Luohe Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College, Luohe, China.
Wanping ShiDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Enzhao JiaDepartment of Pathology, Luohe Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College, Luohe, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Luohe Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College, Luohe, China.
Yongsheng HanDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China.
Ronald RodriguezDepartment of Urology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Tianjiang MaDepartment of Oncology, Luohe Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College, Luohe, China.
Luohe Medical College · CNChongqing Medical University · CNQinghai University · CNThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpidemiological studies have reported various results regarding whether FOXO3A is related to various carcinomas. However, the prognostic significance of FOXO3A in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to validate the correlation between FOXO3A expression and oncological outcomes in UTUC.

methodsThe expression levels of FOXO3A in 107 UTUC patients were examined by immunohistochemistry (IHC). We examined the prognostic role of FOXO3A by using the Cox proportional hazard model.

resultsThe results indicated that FOXO3A expression was notably decreased in UTUC tissue compared with control tissue. Decreased expression of FOXO3A was also related to advanced pathologic stage (

conclusionOur results indicate that FOXO3A may be involved in the recurrence of UTUC and that it has certain clinical value in the therapeutic targeting and prognostic evaluation of UTUC.

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FOXO3Aoverall survivalprognosisrecurrence-free survivalupper tract urothelial carcinoma

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PMID33959492
PMCPMC8093621
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