Prognostic role of PD-L1 expression in patients with salivary gland carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been recognized as a potential marker in several cancers, the relationship between PD-L1 expression and survival in patients with salivary gland carcinoma (SGC) has remained unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association of PD-L1 expression with clinicopathological features and prognosis in SGC patients.

Methods

The databases Ovid Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE were searched for relevant studies that detected PD-L1 expression in SGC. The meta-analysis was performed according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA), and the reporting recommendations for tumor marker prognostic studies (REMARK) was used to assess the quality of research eligible for this meta-analysis.

SUBMITTER: Wu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321421 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature