ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Correlation between the Expression of VEGF and Ki67 and Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Does the Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Bcl-2 Have a Prognostic Significance in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Retracted: Correlation between the Expression of VEGF and Ki67 and Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Article
- An improved nomogram including elastography for the prediction of non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients with 1 or 2 sentinel lymph node metastases.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
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- Retraction · 2023-12-06Compromised Peer Review · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · Paper Mill · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
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Abstract
Background: Lymph node metastasis is the most common and important way of metastasis in NSCLC and is also the most important factor affecting lung cancer stage and prognosis. It is very important to analyze the relationship between the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Ki67 and lymph node metastasis (LNM) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library and conducted meta-analyses using the Results: Totally, 18 studies were considered eligible, with 4521 patients, including 1518 LNM-positive patients and 3033 LNM-negative patients. The incidence of LNM in Ki67-negative patients was lower than that in Ki67-positive patients (RR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.44, 0.98). The incidence of LNM in VEGF-A-negative patients was lower than that in VEGF-A-positive patients (RR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.49, 0.83). The incidence of LNM in VEGF-C negative patients was lower than that in VEGF-C positive patients (RR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.88). The incidence of LNM in VEGF-D negative and positive patients were of no significant differences (RR = 0.84, 95% CI: 0.61, 1.14). Conclusion: The high expression of Ki67, VEGF-A, and VEGF-C significantly increases the risk of lymph node metastasis in NSCLC, while the VEGF-D expression has no correlation with lymph node metastasis. The expression levels of Ki67, VEGF-A, and VEGF-C show a good potential for lymph node metastasis prediction.
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