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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.11.4691

Loss of Expression of PTEN is Associated with Worse Prognosis in Patients with Cancer  

Qiu, Zhi-Xin (Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University)
Zhao, Shuang (Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University)
Li, Lei (Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University)
Li, Wei-Min (Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.16, no.11, 2015 , pp. 4691-4698 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is an important negative regulator of cell-survival signaling. However, available results for the prognostic value of PTEN expression in patients with cancer remain controversial. Therefore, a meta-analysis of published studies investigating this issue was performed. Materials and Methods: A literature search via PubMed and EMBASE databases was conducted. Statistical analysis was performed by using the STATA 12.0 (STATA Corp., College, TX). Data from eligible studies were extracted and included into the meta-analysis using a random effects model. Results: A total of 3,810 patients from 27 studies were included in the meta-analysis, 22 investigating the relationship between PTEN expression and overall survival (OS) using univariate analysis, and nine with multivariate analysis. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) for OS was 1.64 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.32-2.05) by univariate analysis and 1.56 (95% CI: 1.20-2.03) by multivariate analysis. In addition, eight papers including two disease-free-survival analyses (DFSs), four relapse-free-survival analyses (RFSs), three progression-free-survival analyses (PFSs) and one metastasis-free-survival analysis (MFS) reported the effect of PTEN on survival. The results showed that loss of PTEN expression was significant correlated with poor prognosis, with a combined HR of 1.74 (95% CI: 1.24-2.44). Furthermore, in the stratified analysis by the year of publication, ethnicity, cancer type, method, cut-off value, median follow-up time and neoadjuvant therapy in which the study was conducted, we found that the ethnicity, cancer type, method, median follow-up time and neoadjuvant therapy are associated with prognosis. Conclusions: Our study shows that negative or loss of expression of PTEN is associated with worse prognosis in patients with cancer. However, adequately designed prospective studies need to be performed for confirmation.
Keywords
Cancer; PTEN; overall survival; meta-analysis;
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