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SynthesisJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2024

Prognostic role of CRABP2 in lung cancer: a meta-analysis.

Guang Yang, Qifan Yin, Wenhao Wang, Siwei Xu, Huining Liu

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Guang YangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 89 Donggang Street, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
Qifan YinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hebei Provincal General Hospital, No.348,West He-Ping Road, XinHua District, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
Wenhao WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 89 Donggang Street, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
Siwei XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 89 Donggang Street, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
Huining LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 89 Donggang Street, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China. liuhuining1972@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prognostic value of cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2 (CRABP2), in lung cancer patients remains to be uncertained. Therefore, our research attempted to assess the relationship between CRABP2 and survival analysis in lung cancer patients through meta-analysis.

methodRelated literature retrieved from Cochrane Library, Ovid, Embase, PubMed, the CNKI, and the Web of Science. The latest update of the search was May 1, 2023. The outcome indicators included as effective measures in the study were hazard ratio (HR), and 95% confidence interval (CI). The Stata 12.0 software was used to analyze the data.

resultsA total of4 studies were finally enrolled in our meta-analysis. The increased plasma level of CRABP2 predicted poor OS in lung cancer patient with a combined HR of 1.14 (95% CI: 1.00-1.30), and were not associated with poor PFS with combined HR: 1.15% CI: 0.63-2.09) in lung cancer patients.

conclusionsOur meta-analysis found the increased plasma level of CRABP2 was associated with poor OS independently in NSCLC patients. The plasma CRABP2 level may be an indicator of biological aggressiveness of the tumor. Our research was promising regarding the feasibility and utility of plasma CRABP2 as a novel prognostic biomarker in NSCLC, and the findings warrant further investigation.

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Biomarkers, TumorLung NeoplasmsReceptors, Retinoic AcidCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorReceptors, Retinoic Acidretinoic acid binding protein II, cellularCRABP2Lung cancerMeta-analysisPrognosis

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PMCPMC11194904

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