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SynthesisPeerJ2022

The prognostic and clinicopathological significance of desmoglein 2 in human cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jiantao Wang, Siyuan Hao, Junjie Gu, Sean G Rudd, Yan Wang

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Synthesis in PeerJ, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiantao Wang *State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy & Department of Lung Cancer Center and Department of Radiation Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Siyuan Hao *State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Junjie GuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sean G RuddScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4368-3855
Yan WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNScience for Life Laboratory · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The survival and clinicopathological significance of desmoglein 2 (DSG2) in various cancers is controversial. Thus, we performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the preliminary prognostic value of DSG2. Methods: Eligible studies were identified from databases including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus. Hand searches were also conducted in relevant bibliographies. We then extracted and pooled hazard ratio (HR) of overall survival (OS) and odds ratio (OR) of clinicopathological features. Results: A total of 11 eligible studies containing 1,488 patients were included. Our results demonstrated that in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), high DSG2 expression is associated with poor OS. However, in digestive system cancer and female reproductive system cancer, there were no statistically significant associations between OS and DSG2. Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, high DSG2 expression is associated with worse prognosis in patients with NSCLC, and thus DSG2 expression could be a biomarker for prognosis in NSCLC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorDesmoglein 2FemaleHumansPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorDesmoglein 2CancerDesmoglein 2Meta-analysisPrognosisSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID35345582
PMCPMC8957267
OpenAlexW4220685140

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