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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

The Prognostic Value of Tumor HER2 Expression in Predicting Oncological Outcomes of Patients with Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mohammad Hossein Alibeiginejad, Alireza Esmaielpour, Ichiro Tsuboi, Akihiro Matsukawa, Takafumi Yanagisawa, Keiichiro Mori, Mehdi Kardoust Parizi

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Mohammad Hossein AlibeiginejadDepartment of Urology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran.ORCID 0009-0000-0284-3747
Alireza EsmaielpourDepartment of Urology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran.ORCID 0009-0001-5244-3191
Ichiro TsuboiDepartment of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Akihiro MatsukawaThe Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3324-762X
Takafumi YanagisawaThe Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7410-0712
Keiichiro MoriThe Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Mehdi Kardoust PariziDepartment of Urology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biologic and prognostic value of tumor human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) who undergo systemic therapies remains controversial. A systematic search of English-language literature using PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library was performed in October 2025 according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) protocol to evaluate the prognostic value of tumor HER2 expression in predicting oncological outcomes of patients with advanced UC. The primary endpoints were recurrence-free survival (RFS), progression-free survival (PFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and overall survival (OS). Seventeen studies comprising 4909 patients were eligible. HER2 expression was significantly associated with inferior RFS (HR 1.68, 95% CI 1.16-2.42;

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Biomarkers, TumorErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesHumansPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesadvancedHER2human epidermal growth factor receptor 2prognosis metastaticurothelial carcinoma

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PMID42123709
PMCPMC13164211

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