胃癌FOXQ1与Snail相关性表达及其临床意义研究

摘要 目的：探讨胃癌组织中FOXQ1和Snail的表达及其与临床病理特征和预后的关系。方法：采用免疫组织化学方法检测178例胃癌组织中FOXQ1和Snail的表达,比较FOXQ1和Snail的表达与临床病理特征和生存期的关系。结果：在178例胃癌中,FOXQ1和Snail过表达分别为103例（57.8%）和87例（48.9%）,76例（42.7%）同时表达FOXQ1和Snail。FOXQ1的表达与胃癌pTNM分期（P<0.001）、浸润深度（P<0.001）、淋巴结转移（P<0.001）、远处转移（P=0.001）、分化程度（P=0.002）和肿瘤直径（P=0.001）有关。Snail的表达与胃癌pTNM分期（P<0.001）、浸润深度（P<0.001）、淋巴结转移（P<0.001）、远处转移（P=0.001）、Borrmann分型（P=0.016）、分化程度（P=0.037）和肿瘤直径（P< 0.001）有关。结果表明,FOXQ1高表达与Snail表达呈正相关（r= 60.705,P<0.001）。Kaplan-Meier生存分析显示,FOXQ1或Snail表达与OS相关（P< 0.001）。单因素分析显示FOXQ1、Snail、pTNM分期、浸润深度、淋巴结转移、肿瘤直径分别与5年OS显著相关。多因素COX分析显示,FOXQ1（HR 2.621,95%CI 1.571-4.374,P< 0.001）、Snail（HR 2.925,95%CI 1.767-4.841,P<0.001）和淋巴结转移（HR 1.345,95%CI 1.130-1.601,P=0.001）是胃癌的独立预后因素。结论：FOXQ1与Snail的表达密切相关,FOXQ1与Snail的联合表达模式可作为胃癌患者更有效的预后指标。FOXQ1与Snail在胃癌上皮间质转化过程中的确切作用机制有待进一步研究。     

中老年肩痛患者疼痛及肩关节功能恢复的影响因素分析

摘要 目的：探究分析中老年肩痛患者疼痛及肩关节功能恢复的影响因素分析。方法：采用便利抽样法,随机抽取2020年9月至2022年9月期间于我院门诊就诊的2010名中老年患者作为调查对象,对患者进行筛查、复查、确诊、随访等。并对所搜集信息进行疼痛及肩关节功能恢复单因素与多因素Logistic回归分析。结果：单因素分析显示,年龄（x²=15.274, P＜0.001）、性别（x²=10.401, P=0.001）、病程（x²=16.410, P＜0.001）和是否进行功能锻炼（x²=6.293, P=0.012）为影响中老年肩痛患者肩关节功能恢复的主要因素;年龄≥70岁（OR=1.292, 95%CI 0.953-1.750）、女性（OR=1.672, 95%CI 1.348-2.074）、病程＞1个月（OR=1.470, 95%CI 1.021-2.116）和未进行功能锻炼（OR=1.844, 95%CI 1.175-2.894）为影响中老年肩痛患者肩关节功能恢复的独立危险因素。结论：年龄≥70岁、女性、病程＞1个月和未进行功能锻炼为影响中老年肩痛患者肩关节功能恢复的独立危险因素,根据上述因素尽早快速甄别高风险患者,及早给予合理有效的康复治疗措施,可显著改善肩痛患者肩关节功能的预后。     

胃癌组织长链非编码RNA HIT000218960的表达及其与患者临床病理特征及预后的关系研究

摘要 目的：探讨胃癌组织长链非编码核糖核酸（lncRNA）HIT000218960的表达及其与患者临床病理特征及预后的关系。方法：选择2018年1月至2019年6月于中国人民解放军联勤保障部队第九七Ο医院进行手术切除治疗的103例胃癌患者及进行胃粘膜活检的健康体检志愿者62例,取其对应组织,应用逆转录-定量聚合酶链式反应（RT-qPCR）检测组织中lncRNA HIT000218960及高迁移率族蛋白A2（HMGA2）信使RNA（mRNA）表达,应用免疫组织化学法检测组织中HMGA2阳性表达。分析lncRNA HIT000218960表达与胃癌患者临床病理特征的关系。随访3年,应用Kaplan-Meier生存曲线分析不同lncRNA HIT000218960分组患者预后情况,并应用Cox回归分析胃癌患者预后的影响因素。结果：胃癌组织中lncRNA HIT000218960、HMGA2 mRNA表达水平显著高于正常胃粘膜组织（P<0.05）,HMGA2蛋白阳性表达率显著高于正常胃粘膜组织（P<0.05）。胃癌组织中lncRNA HIT000218960表达与肿瘤直径、组织分化程度、TNM分期、淋巴结转移显著相关（P<0.05）。lncRNA HIT000218960水平与HMGA2 mRNA表达呈正相关（r=0.462,P<0.05）。lncRNA HIT000218960低表达组3年生存率显著高于lncRNA HIT000218960高表达组（P<0.05）。Cox回归显示,肿瘤组织中低分化、TNM分期Ⅲ期、淋巴结转移、lncRNA HIT000218960高表达、HMGA2 mRNA高表达是胃癌患者预后不良的危险因素（P＜0.05）。结论：胃癌组织中存在lncRNA HIT000218960异常高表达,其与胃癌恶性进展及患者预后不良有关。     

脑胶质瘤组织长链非编码RNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达与预后的关系

摘要 目的：探讨脑胶质瘤组织长链非编码核糖核酸(LncRNA) FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达与预后的关系。方法：选取我院105例脑胶质瘤患者手术切除的癌组织和癌旁组织（距离肿瘤边缘3~5 cm）。采用实时荧光定量PCR（qRT-PCR）检测组织中LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达。分析LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达与脑胶质瘤患者临床病理特征的关系。K-M法绘制不同LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达脑胶质瘤患者术后5年无进展生存期和总生存期曲线。Cox回归分析脑胶质瘤患者预后不良的影响因素。结果：脑胶质瘤组织中LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达水平高于癌旁组织(P＜0.05)。LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达与脑胶质瘤患者卡氏体力状态(KPS)评分和世界卫生组织(WHO)分级相关(P＜0.05)。LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1高表达组无进展生存期和总生存期均短于低表达组(P＜0.05)。KPS评分(HR=2.621,95%CI：1.284～5.348)、WHO分级(HR=2.264,95%CI：1.152～4.449)、LncRNA FTX(HR=1.997,95%CI：1.017～3.922)、LncRNA RHPN1-AS1(HR=2.431,95%CI：1.257～4.701)均是脑胶质瘤患者预后不良的影响因素(P＜0.05)。结论：脑胶质瘤组织中LncRNA FTX、RHPN1-AS1表达水平升高,且二者与KPS评分、WHO分级均是患者预后不良的影响因素,可用于脑胶质瘤患者预后评估。     

外泌体lncRNA-MIR100HG/miR-100表达变化与胃癌临床病理特征、无疾病进展生存率的相关性

摘要 目的：探究胃癌患者血清外泌体长链非编码RNA-MIR100HG（lncRNA-MIR100HG）及微小核糖核酸-100（miR-100）表达情况,并分析其与患者临床病理特征和无疾病进展生存率之间的相关性。方法：收集60例胃癌患者和60例良性疾病患者,提取外泌体,检测lncRNA-MIR100HG/miR-100的表达情况并进行组间比较。采用Pearson相关分析lncRNA-MIR100HG与miR-100表达水平的相关性,应用单因素卡方检验分析与胃癌患者临床病理特征相关性,采用Kaplan-Meier生存分析lncRNA-MIR100HG/miR-100表达情况与无疾病进展生存率。结果：（1）胃癌组患者血清lncRNA-MIR100HG显著高于,miR-100相对表达水平显著低于胃良性疾病组（P<0.05）;（2）Pearson相关分析结果显示血清lncRNA-MIR100HG和miR-100存在显著负相关关系（r=-0.483,P<0.05）;（3）单因素卡方检验分析结果显示：胃癌患者血清lncRNA-MIR100HG相对表达水平与肿瘤大小、分化程度、肿瘤浸润深度、临床分期、淋巴结转移和远处转移相关,血清miR-100相对表达水平与肿瘤大小、分化程度、临床分期和淋巴结转移相关（P<0.05）;（4）血清lncRNA-MIR100HG、miR-100低水平表达胃癌患者PFS显著长于高水平患者（χ²=37.371,P＜0.05）,miR-100高水平表达胃癌患者PFS显著长于低水平患者（χ²=28.631,P＜0.05）。结论：胃癌患者血清外泌体lncRNA-MIR100HG/miR-100表达水平与肿瘤大小、肿瘤浸润深度、临床分期等病理特征相关,lncRNA-MIR100HG高表达与miR-100低表达可能提示胃癌患者预后越差。     

lncRNA DGCR5在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达及其与临床病理特征的相关性分析

摘要 目的：探究lncRNA DGCR5在非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)组织中的表达及其与临床病理特征的相关性。方法：选取2020年1月至2021年12月在我院肿瘤科收治的进行手术治疗的NSCLC患者86例,在手术期间从患者获得肿瘤和非肿瘤的肺癌旁组织样本。采用qRT-PCR测定肿瘤组织及癌旁组织中lncRNA DGCR5表达水平。分析lncRNA DGCR5表达水平与NSCLC患者性别、年龄、临床分期、T分期、N分期等临床病理参数的关系,lncRNA DGCR5表达水平与患者预后总生存期（OS）和无进展生存期（PFS）的关系。结果：与癌旁组织相比,lncRNA DGCR5在NSCLC肿瘤组织中的表达水平相对较低,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.01）。lncRNA DGCR5表达与肿瘤分化程度、TNM分期、肿瘤体积、淋巴转移和远处转移之间存在明显相关性,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。采用Kaplan-Meier法进行生存分析,研究发现lncRNA DGCR5高表达组中位OS及中位DFS分别显著高于lncRNA DGCR5低表达组（P<0.05）。低分化程度、II+ IIIa临床分期、N1-N3淋巴转移、远处转移、及lncRNA DGCR5 低表达均与NSCLC患者总生存率和无进展生存率相关。结论：LncRNA DGCR5在NSCLC患者肿瘤组织中的表达量降低,NSCLC患者血LncRNA DGCR5表达水平与分化程度、TNM分期、淋巴转移、远处转移及预后具有相关性。LncRNA DGCR5可作为早期诊断和治疗NSCLC的新型生物标志物。     

血清Lipocalin-2、Periostin及AGAP2-AS1在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及与病理特征的相关性

摘要 目的：探究血清脂质运载蛋白-2（Lipocalin-2）、成骨细胞特异性因子2（periostin）及长链非编码RNA NR_027032（AGAP2-AS1）表达与非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）患者临床特征及预后的相关性。方法：选取2015年12月-2017年12月到我院确诊的84例NSCLC患者为研究组,选取同时期在我院健康体检的健康人群为健康对照组,采用ELISA法检测血清Lipocalin-2、periostin水平、采用荧光定量PCR定量检测血清外泌体AGAP2-AS1的表达水平,并分析其表达差异性;分析血清Lipocalin-2、Periostin及AGAP2-AS1水平与NSCLC患者各临床病理特征及预后的相关性。结果：NSCLC组患者血清Lipocalin-2、Periostin及AGAP2-AS1表达水平显著高于健康对照组（P<0.05）,且与淋巴结转移、TNM分期及分化程度具有相关性（P<0.05）,血清Lipocalin-2与Periostin及AGAP2-AS1在NSCLC血液中呈正相关（P<0.01或<0.05）,血清Lipocalin-2、Periostin及AGAP2-AS1高表达组NSCLC患者中位OS分别显著低于低表达（P<0.05）。结论：血清Lipocalin-2、Periostin及AGAP2-AS1在NSCLC患者血液中的表达升高,NSCLC患者血清Lipocalin-2、Periostin及AGAP2-AS1表达水平与分化程度、TNM分期、淋巴结转移及预后具有相关性;有望成为评估NSCLC患者预后的生物标志物。     

长链非编码RNA MALAT-1:一种预测肿瘤转移的潜在生物标志物

最近,越来越多的研究表明,长链非编码RNA MALAT-1在许多恶性肿瘤组织或细胞中均处于高表达状态,并与肿瘤转移关系密切。Meta分析是根据现有的研究现状对具有相同目的且相互独立的多个研究结果进行系统评价和定量分析的一种方法。在此次研究中,我们利用计算机检索维普数据库、万方数据库、CNKI数据库和Pub Med数据库,检索时间截止至2016年6月,收集所有符合纳入标准的相关研究资料。按照严格的纳入和排除标准分类整理、筛选剔除后,运用统计分析专用软件Review Manger 5.3对符合标准的研究进行Meta分析,系统评价长链非编码RNA MALAT-1的表达水平与肿瘤淋巴结转移(LNM)及远端转移(DM)之间的关系,探索MALAT-1是否具有成为预测肿瘤转移的分子标志物的潜能。初筛共检索出292篇文献,其中符合纳入标准的有9篇,应用固定效应模型或随机效应模型进行分析。研究结果表明,与肿瘤患者中长链非编码RNA MALAT-1低表达组相比,MALAT-1高表达组与肿瘤淋巴结转移(OR=2.10,95%CI:1.29~3.43,p0.05)和远端转移(OR=2.22,95%CI:1.29~3.82,p0.05)之间的关系密切。这说明MALAT-1的表达水平异常升高,肿瘤病人发生淋巴结转移和远端转移的危险性越大,表明长链非编码RNA MALAT-1具有成为预测不同类型肿瘤转移的分子标志物的潜能。     

长链非编码RNA与肿瘤的关系及其临床价值

长链非编码RNA（long non-coding RNA,IncDNA）是指长度超过200个核苷酸、具有调控基因表达作用的非编码RNA。近年来研究表明,长链非编码RNA在肿瘤的发生、发展过程中发挥着促癌或抑癌作用,它们参与了细胞凋亡调控、肿瘤浸润与转移等过程;另外,它们还通过表观遗传调控的方式影响肿瘤细胞的生长。它们有希望成为新型肿瘤标志物和肿瘤治疗的靶点,在肿瘤诊断和治疗方面显示出良好的临床应用前号。     

The Prognostic Value of Decreased LKB1 in Solid Tumors: A Meta-Analysis

BackgroundLiver kinase B1 (LKB1) is a protein kinase that regulates the growth, integrity and polarity of mammalian cells. Recent studies have reported the prognostic value of decreased LKB1 expression in different tumors. However, the results of these studies remain controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis was performed to more accurately estimate the role of decreased LKB1 in the prognostication of human solid tumors.MethodsA systematic literature search in the electronic databases PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and CNKI (updated to October 15, 2015) was performed to identify eligible studies. The overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS), disease-free survival (DFS) and clinicopathological features data were collected from these studies. The hazard ratios (HRs), odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and pooled with a random-effects models using Stata12.0 software.ResultsA total of 14 studies covering 1915 patients with solid tumors were included in this meta-analysis. Decreased LKB1 was associated with poorer OS in both the univariate (HR: 1.86, 95%CI: 1.42–2.42, P<0.001) and multivariate (HR: 1.55, 95%CI: 1.09–2.21, P = 0.015) analyses. A subgroup analysis revealed that the associations between decreased LKB1 and poor OS were significant within the Asian region (HR 2.18, 95%CI: 1.66–2.86, P<0.001) and obvious for lung cancer (HR: 2.16, 95%CI: 1.47–3.18, P<0.001). However, the articles that involved analyses of both RFS and DFS numbered only 3, and no statistically significant correlations of decreased LKB1 with RFS or DFS were observed in this study. Additionally, the pooled odds ratios (ORs) indicated that decreased LKB1 was associated with larger tumor size (OR: 1.60, 95%CI: 1.09–2.36, P = 0.017), lymph node metastasis (OR: 2.41, 95%CI: 1.53–3.78, P<0.001) and a higher TNM stage (OR: 3.35, 95%CI: 2.20–5.09, P<0.001).ConclusionThese results suggest that decreased LKB1 expression in patients with solid tumors might be related to poor prognosis and serve as a potential predictive marker of poor clinicopathological prognostic factors. Additional studies are required to verify the clinical utility of decreased LKB1 in solid tumors.     

LncRNA AWPPH as a prognostic predictor in human cancers in Chinese population: evidence from meta-analysis

Background: Long non-coding RNA associated with poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (AWPPH) is dysregulated in a variety of human cancers. However, the prognostic value of AWPPH in various cancers remains unclear.Methods: Comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI and Wangfang databases, and eligible studies were obtained according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) were applied to assess the clinical value of AWPPH expression for overall survival (OS) and clinicopathological features.Results: A total of 19 articles including 1699 cancer patients were included in the study. The pooled results demonstrated that evaluated AWPPH expression was positively related to a poorer overall survival of patients with cancers (HR = 1.79, 95%CI: 1.44–2.14, P<0.001). Subgroup analysis revealed that tumor type and sample size affect the predictive value of AWPPH on OS, whereas cut-off value and HR estimation method have no impact on it. In addition, the pooled data also showed that AWPPH was positively linked to advanced TNM stage (OR = 2.50, 95%CI: 1.94–3.22, P<0.001), bigger tumor size (OR = 2.64, 95%CI: 1.47–4.73, P=0.001), macro-vascular invasion (OR = 2.08, 95%CI: 1.04–4.16, P=0.04) and lymph node metastasis (OR = 2.68, 95%CI: 1.82–3.96, P<0.001). Moreover, the results of the trim and fill analysis confirmed the reliability of our finding.Conclusions: Up-regulation of AWPPH was associated with advanced TNM stage, bigger tumor size, worse lymph node metastasis, macro-vascular invasion and shorter overall survival, suggesting that AWPPH may serve as a biomarker for prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics in human cancers among the Chinese population.     

The binary presence or absence of lymph node metastasis or extrathyroidal extension is not associated with survival in papillary thyroid cancers: Implications for staging systems

BackgroundThe characteristics of diagnosed papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have changed over time with the increasing trend of early diagnosis, and the survival impact of conventional prognostic factors such as lymph node metastasis (LNM) and extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is controversial. We investigated PTC prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and disease specific survival (DSS), focusing on LNM, ETE, and their implications for PTC staging systems.MethodsWe assessed prognostic factors for OS and DSS in a nationwide sample of Korean PTC patients (N = 5192, median follow-up 121 months) using Cox regression. The binary presence or absence of LNM and ETE, as well as other measures of LNM and ETE, were examined for their survival impact. We also evaluated the relative performance of PTC staging systems before and after revising the staging criteria for LNM and ETE.ResultsThe binary presence of LNM or ETE was not a prognostic factor for OS or DSS, nor were other various measures of LNM. However, the extent of ETE as none, microscopic, or gross independently influenced survival (OS hazard ratio for gross vs. none: 3.28, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.97–5.46; DSS hazard ratio for gross vs. none: 3.75, 95% CI 1.59–8.81). The performance of PTC staging systems improved when the extent of ETE and/or location of LNM were used as staging components.ConclusionThe extent of ETE and/or location of LNM may be better survival indicators than their binary presence or absence, and we propose staging criteria revisions to pertinent staging systems to better reflect the contemporary PTC population.     

Prognostic Role of Phospho-STAT3 in Patients with Cancers of the Digestive System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ObjectiveThe definite prognostic role of p-STAT3 has not been well defined. We performed a meta-analysis evaluating the prognostic role of p-STAT3 expression in patients with digestive system cancers.MethodsWe searched the available articles reporting the prognostic value of p-STAT3 in patients with cancers of the digestive system, mainly including colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, esophagus cancer and pancreatic cancer. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs) of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were used to assess the prognostic role of p-STAT3 expression level in cancer tissues. And the association between p-STAT3 expression and clinicopathological characteristics was evaluated.ResultsA total of 22 studies with 3585 patients were finally enrolled in the meta-analysis. The results showed that elevated p-STAT3 expression level predicted inferior OS (HR=1.809, 95% CI: 1.442-2.270, P<0.001) and DFS (HR=1.481, 95% CI: 1.028-2.133, P= 0.035) in patients with malignant cancers of the digestive system. Increased expression of p-STAT3 is significantly related with tumor cell differentiation (Odds ratio (OR) =1.895, 95% CI: 1.364-2.632, P<0.001) and lymph node metastases (OR=2.108, 95% CI: 1.104-4.024, P=0.024). Sensitivity analysis suggested that the pooled HR was stable and omitting a single study did not change the significance of the pooled HR. Funnel plots and Egger’s tests revealed there was no significant publication bias in the meta-analysis.ConclusionPhospho-STAT3 might be a prognostic factor of patients with digestive system cancers. More well designed studies with adequate follow-up are needed to gain a thorough understanding of the prognostic role of p-STAT3.     

Prognostic Significance of High VEGF-C Expression for Patients with Breast Cancer: An Update Meta Analysis

BackgroundThe prognostic significance of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) expression in breast cancer (BC) patients remains controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis was performed to determine the prognostic significance of VEGF-C expression in BC patients.ResultsThe present meta analysis totally included 21 eligible studies and 2828 patients with BC. The combined HRs were 1.87(95% CI 1.25–2.79, P = 0.001) for DFS and 1.96(95% CI 1.15–3.31, P = 0.001) for OS. The pooled HRs of non-Asian subgroup were 2.04(95%CI 1.36–3.05, P = 0.001) for DFS and 2.61(95%CI 1.51–4.52, P = 0.001) for OS, which were significantly higher than that of Asian subgroup. The funnel plot for publication bias was symmetrical. The further Egger''s test and Begg''s test did not detect significant publication bias (all P>0.05).ConclusionsThe present meta analysis strongly supported the prognostic role of VEGF-C expression for DFS and OS in BC patients, especially for patients in non-Asian countries. Furthermore, stratification by VEGF-C expression may help to optimize the treatments and the integrated managements for BC patients.     

Prognostic and clinical significance of focal adhesion kinase expression in breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundThe prognostic significance of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in breast cancer remains controversial. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to explore the prognostic value of FAK expression in breast cancer.Materials and methodsPossible prognostic significance of protein or mRNA expression of FAK in breast cancer was investigated with searches of electronic databases for relevant publications. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted from eligible studies.ResultsA total of eight eligible studies which included 2604 participants were analyzed in this meta-analysis. Increased expression of FAK protein was found to significantly correlate with shorter overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.12–1.83; P = 0.004), and not with disease-free survival (HR = 1.31, 95% CI: 0.92–1.85; P = 0.14). Elevated FAK protein expression was also associated with negative estrogen receptor (ER) expression (OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.06–1.68; P = 0.01), negative progesterone receptor (PR) expression (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.22–1.93; P < 0.001), positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression (OR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.28–2.09; P < 0.001), triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (OR, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.14–2.17; P = 0.006), high nuclear grade (OR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.05–2.78; P = 0.03), high Ki-67 expression level (OR, 2.87; 95% CI, 1.94–4.24; P < 0.001), and positive p53 status (OR, 2.28; 95% CI, 1.58–3.29; P < 0.001).ConclusionOur meta-analysis identifies an association between increased FAK protein expression and worse OS among breast cancer patients. Moreover, enhanced FAK expression is associated with negative ER expression, negative PR expression, positive HER2 expression, TNBC, high nuclear grade, high Ki-67 expression level, and positive p53 status in breast carcinoma.     

Clinicopathological Characteristics of Gynecological Cancer Associated with Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α Expression: A Meta-Analysis Including 6,612 Subjects

BackgroundGynecological cancer is characterized by tumor hypoxia. However, the role of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) in gynecological cancer remains unclear.MethodElectronic databases including Cochrane Library, PUBMED, Web of Knowledge and clinical trial registries were searched from inception through October 2014 for published, case-control studies assessing the association between HIF-1α and the clinicopathological characteristics of gynecological cancer. We pooled results from 59 studies using fixed or random-effects models and present results as odds ratios (ORs) following the PRISMA guidelines.ResultsOur meta-analysis, which included 6,612 women, demonstrated that the expression of HIF-1α was associated with the clinicopathological characteristics of gynecological cancer. The expression of HIF-1α in cancer or borderline tissue was significantly higher than that in normal tissue (cancer vs. normal: odds ratio (OR) =9.59, 95% confidence interval (CI): 5.97, 15.39, p<0.00001; borderline vs. normal: OR=4.13, 95% (CI): 2.43, 7.02, p<0.00001; cancer vs. borderline: OR=2.70, 95% (CI): 1.69, 4.31, p<0.0001). The expression of HIF-1α in III‒IV stage or lymph node metastasis was significantly higher than that in I‒II stage or that without lymph node metastasis, respectively (OR=2.66, 95% (CI): 1.87,3.79, p<0.00001; OR= 3.98, 95% (CI): 2.10,12.89, p<0.0001). HIF-1α was associated with histological grade of cancer (Grade 3 vs. Grade 1: OR=3.77, 95% (CI): 2.76,5.16, p<0.00001; Grade 3 vs. Grade 2: OR=1.62, 95% (CI): 1.20,2.19, p=0.002; Grade 2 vs. Grade 1: OR=2.34, 95% (CI): 1.82,3.00, p<0.00001),5-years disease free survival (DFS) rates (OR=2.93, 95% (CI):1.43,6.01, p=0.001) and 5-years overall survival (OS) rates (OR=5.53, 95% (CI): 2.48,12.31, p<0.0001).ConclusionHIF-1α is associated with the malignant degree, FIGO stage, histological grade, lymph node metastasis, 5-years survival rate and recurrence rate of gynecological cancer. It may play an important role in clinical treatment and prognostic evaluation.     

Clinicopathological and prognostic value of lncRNA PANDAR expression in solid tumors: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

PANDAR (promoter of CDKN1A antisense DNA damage activated RNA) has been shown to be aberrantly expressed in many types of cancer. Considering conflicting data, the current study was aimed to assess its potential role as a prognostic marker in malignant tumors. A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science was performed to identify all eligible studies describing the use of PANDAR as a prognostic factor for different types of cancer. Data related to overall survival (OS) and clinicopathologic features were collected and analyzed. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) and odds radio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to estimate associations. Ten original studies containing 1,231 patients were included. The results showed that in patients with cancer, high PANDAR expression is correlated with lymph node metastasis (LNM; OR = 2.57; 95% CI, 1.76–3.81; p < 0.001), tumor stage (OR = 2.90; 95% CI, 1.25–6.75; p = 0.013), and tumor size (OR = 1.79; 95% CI, 1.11–2.91; p = 0.018). However, sensitivity analysis further demonstrated a significant association between high PANDAR expression and OS, both in multivariate and univariate analysis models (pooled HR 2.01; 95% CI, 1.17–3.44 and pooled HR 2.62; 95% CI, 1.98–3.47, respectively), after omitting one study. These results suggested that PANDAR expression might be indicative of advanced disease and poor prognosis in patients with cancer. Further studies are necessary to determine the value of this risk stratification biomarker in clinical management of patients with cancer.