Title |
The predictive effect of overexpressed miR-34a on good survival of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Published in |
OncoTargets and therapy, September 2015
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DOI | 10.2147/ott.s84043 |
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Authors |
Jian Wang, Guorong Dan, Jiqing Zhao, Yu Ding, Feng Ye, Huiqin Sun, Fan Jiang, Jin Cheng, Fahuan Yuan, Zhongmin Zou |
Abstract |
MicroRNA-34a (miR-34a) is a potential prognostic factor for survival in patients with several types of cancer according to previous clinical researches. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the significance of increased miR-34a expression in the prognosis of patients' overall survival. The present systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 researches included 2,597 patients. Overexpression of miR-34a may predict good overall survival ([OS], HR =0.76, 95% confidence interval: 0.55-1.06, P=0.105), but the effect was not significant enough. Subgroup analysis results showed miR-34a was an ideal predictor for digestive system cancer (OS, HR =0.50, 95% confidence interval: 0.25-0.99, P=0.048). The predictive effects of elevated expression of miR-34a on the OS of untreated and treated patients were not of obvious differences. This systematic review and meta-analysis showed that miR-34a has a predictive effect on overall survival of patients with digestive system cancer. |
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