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The Prognostic Role of STAT5B Across Cancer Types and Comparative Analysis with STAT5A: A Systematic Review.

Christine Maninang, Jinghong Li, Willis X Li

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Christine ManinangDepartment of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.
Jinghong LiDepartment of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2497-9295
Willis X LiDepartment of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9041-7341

Funding

Role of STAT in heterochromatin initiationR03CA286683 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LI, WILLIS X · 2025 to 2025
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NCI NIH HHS R03 CA286683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) proteins, STAT5A and STAT5B, are highly homologous transcription factors with distinct roles in cancer biology. While STAT5A has been characterized as a context-dependent modulator of tumor progression, the prognostic significance of STAT5B remains less clear. Here, we conducted a systematic meta-analysis of STAT5B to evaluate its association with overall survival across cancers and to compare its prognostic role with that of STAT5A, as reported previously.

methodsMicroarray datasets from the Prognoscan database were analyzed for STAT5B expression and overall survival. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models, and results from 42 datasets were synthesized by meta-analysis. Subgroup analyses were performed by cancer type, and heterogeneity was assessed using Cochran's Q Test and I

resultsPooled analysis showed that high STAT5B expression was significantly associated with favorable overall survival (lnHR = -0.4009; 95% CI: -0.6007 to -0.2011;

conclusionsElevated STAT5B expression is associated with improved survival in multiple cancers, supporting a potential tumor-suppressive role distinct from STAT5A. These findings underscore the importance of isoform-specific STAT5 evaluation in cancer prognosis and suggest that STAT5B may serve as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target.

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NeoplasmsSTAT5 Transcription FactorTumor Suppressor ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorSTAT5A protein, humanSTAT5B protein, humanSTAT5 Transcription FactorTumor Suppressor Proteinscancermeta-analysisSTAT5systematic review

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PMID41301421
PMCPMC12649934

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