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- Title
Diagnostic value of combination of biomarkers for malignant pleural mesothelioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Mucheng Zhu; Zhenhua Lu; Hao Guo; Xiaoting Gu; Defang Wei; Zhengyi Zhang
- Abstract
Introduction: Early-stage accurate diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has always been a formidable challenge. DNA and protein as biomarkers for the diagnosis of MPM have received considerable attention, and yet the outcomes are inconsistent. Methods: In this study, a systematic search employing PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library to identify relevant studies from the first day of databases to October 2021. Moreover, we adopt the QUADAS-2 to evaluate the quality of eligible studies and Stata 15.0 and Review Manager 5.4 software programs to perform the meta-analysis. Additionally, bioinformatics analysis was performed at GEPIA for the purpose of exploring relationship between related genes and the survival time of MPM patients. Results: We included 15 studies at the DNA level and 31studies at the protein level in this meta-analysis. All results demonstrated that the diagnostic accuracy of the combination of MTAP + Fibulin-3 was the highest with the SEN 0.81 (95% CI: 0.67, 0.89) and the SPE 0.95 (95% CI: 0.90, 0.97). And the bioinformatics analysis indicated that the higher MTAP gene expression level was beneficial to enhance the survival time of MPM patients. Discussion: Nonetheless, as a result of the limitations of the included samples, it may be necessary to conduct additional research before drawing conclusions.
- Subjects
MESOTHELIOMA; BIOMARKERS; GENE expression; DNA
- Publication
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
2234-943X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fonc.2023.1136049