The Significance of miRNAs as a Prognostic Biomarker for Survival Outcome in T Cell – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Autor: | Suja Samiappan, Rama Jayaraj, Madurantakam Royam Madhav, Chellan Kumarasamy, Shanthi Sabarimurugan |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Oncology medicine.medical_specialty PRISMA Subgroup analysis survival analysis 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Lactate dehydrogenase microRNA medicine Forest plot Survival analysis Original Research business.industry Hazard ratio biomarkers Random effects model microRNAs 030104 developmental biology chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Meta-analysis prognosis business |
Zdroj: | Cancer Management and Research |
ISSN: | 1179-1322 |
Popis: | Purpose T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) affects lymphoid cells. Previous studies have reported that miRNAs play a significant role in T-ALL prognosis and have the potential to function as biomarkers in T-ALL. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis study was designed to evaluate the overall prognostic impact of miRNAs in T-ALL patients. Methods Eligible studies published between Jan 2010 and April 2018 were retrieved from online bibliographic databases based on multiple keywords to generate search strings. Meta-analysis was performed using the outcome measure, Hazard Ratio (HR). A survival analysis of all studies was conducted and a subsequent forest plot was generated to evaluate the pooled effect size, across all T-ALL patients. Subgroup analysis was conducted based on demographic characteristics and commonly represented miRNAs among the included studies. Results A total of 17 studies were included for systematic review, among which 16 studies were eligible for meta-analysis, which, in total discussed 32 different miRNAs. The mean effect size of HR value was 0.929 (CI 0.878-0984), which indicates a decrease in risk of death by 7.1%. The analysis was based on the random effects model with the heterogeneity measure index (I2) being 84.92%. The pooled effect size (HR) of upregulated and downregulated miRNA expressions on survival outcome in the T-ALL patient was 0.787 (CI 0.732-0.845) and 1.225 (CI 1.110-1.344) respectively. The subgroup analysis was performed based on demographic characteristics (age, gender, lactate dehydrogenase, WBC count) and expression of miR221 and miR46a. Conclusion Our systematic review and meta-analysis findings suggest that the overall miRNA expression is potentially associated with a decreased likelihood of death in T-ALL patients. Although our findings are inconclusive, the results point toward miRNA expression allowing for prognostic evaluation of T-ALL patients. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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