Investigation of MiR-92a as a Prognostic Indicator in Cancer Patients: a Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: MiR-92a has been discovered to be involved in the malignant behavior of various types of cancers. However, the particular clinical and prognostic roles of miR-92a in tumors still need to be identified more precisely. The current meta-analysis assessed the prognostic value of miR-92a in various carcinomas. Methods: Systematic literature searches of PubMed, PMC, Web of Science (WOS), Embase in English and Wanfang, SinoMed and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) in Chinese up to Jan 15^th 2019 were conducted for eligible studies. Twenty studies involving a total of 2573 patients were included in the analysis. Pooled hazard ratios (HR) for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS), progression-free survival (PFS) and recurrence-fre

SUBMITTER: Peng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6691717 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature