期刊
GENE
卷 529, 期 1, 页码 69-72出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.106
关键词
Gastric cancer; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Survival; Prognosis
资金
- National Natural Scientific Foundation of China [81100714, 81171923]
- Foundation of Shaanxi Province Science and Technology research [2012KJXX-20]
- Top Ph.D. Foundation of China [201075]
Background: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays important roles in the development of gastric cancer. This study aims to analyze the prognostic value of EGFR in patients with gastric cancer. Methods: A meta-analysis is performed by searching Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE and Science Direct databases from Jan 1970 to May 2013. Data are extracted from studies evaluating the survival of gastric cancer patients with either positive or negative EGFR expression. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (Cls) are calculated. Results: Totally 1600 cases of gastric cancer patients from five studies are subjected to final analysis. The HR of post-operational survival of patients with positive EGFR expression is 1.16 (95% CI: 0.94-1.43) as compared with those with negative expression, indicating that positive EGFR expression does not significantly predict the poor survival of gastric cancer. Conclusions: EGFR expression is not an independent predictor for the survival of gastric cancer patients. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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