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SynthesisDisease markers2022

Increased Sphingosine Kinase 1 Expression Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Human Solid Tumors: A Meta-Analysis.

Chuanmeng Zhang, Chenglin Zhou, Jie Xu, Shanshan Xue

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Synthesis in Disease markers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chuanmeng ZhangThe Center for Translational Medicine, Taizhou People's Hospital, Affiliated 5 to Nantong University, Taizhou, 225300 Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5642-1512
Chenglin ZhouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou People's Hospital, Affiliated 5 to Nantong University, Taizhou, 225300 Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-5857
Jie XuThe Center for Translational Medicine, Taizhou People's Hospital, Affiliated 5 to Nantong University, Taizhou, 225300 Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8307-6091
Shanshan XueDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Taizhou People's Hospital, Affiliated 5 to Nantong University, Taizhou, 225300 Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-4180

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

methodsPubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were thoroughly searched for eligible studies, in which the relationship between SPHK1 expression and cancer prognosis was evaluated. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled to estimate the impact of SPHK1 expression on cancer patients' survival. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs were combined to assess the association between SPHK1 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of cancer patients. The certainty of evidence was evaluated by Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria.

resultsThirty studies comprising 32 cohorts with 5965 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The outcomes indicated that elevated SPHK1 expression was associated with worse overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.45-2.01,

conclusionsIncreased SPHK1 expression is related to poor prognosis in human cancers and may serve as a promising prognostic marker and therapeutic target for malignant patients. However, conclusions need to be treated with caution because of lack of high quality of evidence.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoplasmsPrognosisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiomarkers, TumorSPHKAP protein, human

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PMID35126792
PMCPMC8816543

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