SynthesisCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2022
Prognostic value of soluble programmed cell death-1 (sPD-1) and soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 (sPD-L1) for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The potential of soluble programmed cell death-ligand 1 and soluble programmed cell death 1 as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic and clinicopathological value of soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 (sPD-L1) in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic and clinicopathological value of soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 (sPD-L1) in patients with colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic value of soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 (sPD-L1) in lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of hematology · 2023Pooled it
- The change of soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 (sPD-L1): A new predictor of prognosis in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with radiotherapy.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2025Article
- Based on Soluble Immune Checkpoints Constructing a Random Survival Forest Model to Predict the Prognosis of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.OncoTargets and therapy · 2025Article
- Soluble immune checkpoint molecules in cancer risk, outcomes prediction, and therapeutic applications.Biomarker research · 2024Review
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- Somatic mutation and expression of BAP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma: an indicator for ferroptosis and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies.Journal of Cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreliminary studies have suggested that soluble programmed death-1 (sPD-1) and soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 (sPD-L1) have prognostic implications in many malignant tumors. However, the correlation between sPD-1/sPD-L1 level and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still unclear.
methodsWe searched several electronic databases from database inception to October 7, 2021. Meta-analyses were performed separately for overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), time to progression (TTP), and tumor-free survival (TFS). Random effects were introduced to this meta-analysis. The correlation between sPD-1/sPD-L1 level and prognosis was evaluated using hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs).
resultsA total of 11 studies (1291 patients) were incorporated into this meta-analysis, including seven on sPD-L1, two on sPD-1, and two about both factors. The pooled results showed that high sPD-L1 level was associated with worse OS (HR = 2.46, 95%CI 1.74-3.49, P < 0.001; I
conclusionsPD-L1 rather than sPD-1 could be a good predictor for recurrence and survival after treatment for HCC. More high-quality prospective studies are warranted to assess the prognostic value of sPD-1 or sPD-L1 for HCC.
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