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ReviewGastrointestinal tumors2021

Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis.

Gordon A Ferns, Sheida Shabanian, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Ahmadshah Farhat, Mohammad-Hassan Arjmand

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Review in Gastrointestinal tumors, 2021. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gordon A FernsDivision of Medical Education, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Sheida ShabanianDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Milad Shahini Shams AbadiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Ahmadshah FarhatNeonatal Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad-Hassan ArjmandCancer Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences · IRBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GBEmam Reza Hospital · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiscoidin domain receptors (DDRs) belong to the receptor tyrosine kinases family and are activated by different types of collagens, which play roles in various physiological processes. An abnormal expression of DDRs is reported in different types of cancers. Despite many reports about the association and roles of high DDR expression levels in cancers, the prognostic values of DDRs are still unclear. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the prognostic effect of DDRs in different tissue cancers.

methodA literature search was performed in several related databases to find eligible English articles. Based on our research, 20 appropriate studies with 2,602 patients were selected till October 5, 2020. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) with a corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) was computed to evaluate the strength of correlation between DDRs and survival of cancer patients.

resultPooling results showed that a high DDR expression was significantly associated with poorer overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.304, 95% CI 1.007-1.69,

conclusionOur meta-analysis results suggest that high DDRs expression has the potential to be used as a biomarker of poor prognosis in cancers.

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Cancer prognosisDiscoidin domain receptorsMeta-analysis

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PMID34722471
PMCPMC8546456
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