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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Chemokines as Prognostic Factor in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Johanna Fellhofer-Hofer, Clemens Franz, Johannes A Vey, Christoph Kahlert, Eva Kalkum, Arianeb Mehrabi, Niels Halama, Pascal Probst, Fee Klupp

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Johanna Fellhofer-HoferDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-4234-5572
Clemens FranzDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Johannes A VeyInstitute of Medical Biometry (IMBI), University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130/3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2610-9667
Christoph KahlertDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Eva KalkumStudy Center of the German Society of Surgery (SDGC), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130/3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Arianeb MehrabiDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Niels HalamaNational Center for Tumor Diseases, Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, Tissue Imaging and Analysis Center, Bioquant, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Pascal ProbstDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0895-4015
Fee KluppDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1030-9322

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemokines orchestrate many aspects of tumorigenic processes such as angiogenesis, apoptosis and metastatic spread, and related receptors are expressed on tumor cells as well as on inflammatory cells (e.g., tumor-infiltrating T cells, TILs) in the tumor microenvironment. Expressional changes of chemokines and their receptors in solid cancers are common and well known, especially in affecting colorectal cancer patient outcomes. Therefore, the aim of this current systematic review and meta-analysis was to classify chemokines as a prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer patients. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, CENTRAL and Web of Science. Information on the chemokine expression of 25 chemokines in colorectal cancer tissue and survival data of the patients were investigated. The hazard ratio of overall survival and disease-free survival with chemokine expression was examined. The risk of bias was analyzed using Quality in Prognosis Studies. Random effects meta-analysis was performed to determine the impact on overall respectively disease survival. For this purpose, the pooled hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used for calculation. Twenty-five chemokines were included, and the search revealed 5556 publications. A total of thirty-one publications were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Overexpression of chemokine receptor CXCR4 was associated with both a significantly reduced overall survival (HR = 2.70, 95%-CI: 1.57 to 4.66,

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorChemokinesColorectal NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalHumansPrognosisReceptors, CXCR4Biomarkers, TumorChemokinesCXCR4 protein, humanReceptors, CXCR4chemokinecolorectal cancerCXCR4 expressionoutcomesurvival

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PMID38791414
PMCPMC11121014

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