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- Title
The prognostic value of phosphorylated Akt in breast cancer: a systematic review.
- Authors
Di, Meng-Yang; Zheng, Da-Yong; Tang, Jin-Ling; Shen, Wei-Xi; Mao, Chen; Yang, Zu-Yao; Yuan, Jin-Qiu; Chen, Jin-Zhang
- Abstract
The prognostic value of phosphorylated Akt (pAkt) overexpression in breast cancer has been investigated by many studies with inconsistent results. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the association of pAkt overexpression with breast cancer prognosis in terms of overall survival and disease-free survival. Three electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database) were comprehensively searched. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from different studies were combined using the random-effects model. In total, 33 studies with 9,836 patients were included for final analysis. The summary HR for overall survival and disease-free survival was 1.52 (95% CI: 1.29-1.78) and 1.28 (95% CI: 1.13-1.45), respectively, indicating higher risk of death and disease recurrence associated with pAkt overexpression. The results were robust in sensitivity analyses by omitting one study each time and by using the fixed-effects model instead. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses did not show that the prognostic effect of pAkt overexpression would change materially with such factors as population, status of hormone receptors, hormonal or trastuzumab treatment given, analyzing method (univariate versus multivariate) and methodological quality of the original studies. In conclusion, the available evidence suggests that pAkt overexpression is an adverse prognostic factor for breast cancer.
- Subjects
PROGNOSTIC tests; PROTEIN kinase B; PHOSPHORYLATION; BIOMARKERS; ESTROGEN receptors; EPIDERMAL growth factor receptors; BREAST cancer
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2015, p7758
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/srep07758