Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28415739›Full record

SynthesisOncotarget2017

High TGF-β1 expression predicts poor disease prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Li Peng, Xiao-Qing Yuan, Chao-Yang Zhang, Fei Ye, Hui-Fang Zhou, Wen-Ling Li, Zhao-Yang Liu, Ya-Qin Zhang, Xi Pan, Guan-Cheng Li

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Synthesis in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Role of Elevated Serum TGF-β1 and the Common PromoterMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024
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  13. Metabolic Health and Disease: A Role of Osteokines?Calcified tissue international · 2023
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  17. Association of Elevated Expression Levels ofJournal of personalized medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Li PengKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Xiao-Qing YuanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, P.R. China.
Chao-Yang ZhangKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Fei YeDepartment of Cardiology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410100, P.R. China.
Hui-Fang ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Changsha Health Vocational College, Changsha 410100, P.R. China.
Wen-Ling LiKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Zhao-Yang LiuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Ya-Qin ZhangKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Xi PanKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Guan-Cheng LiKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Chinese Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, P.R. China.
Xiangya Hospital Central South University · CNCentral South University · CNChangsha Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care · CNThird Xiangya Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) promotes the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We evaluated the associations between TGF-β1 expression and clinicopathological parameters in HCC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), as well as the prognostic power of TGF-β1 expression. Eligible studies were retrieved from several databases, and effects (hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)) for overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), metastasis-free survival (MFS), and progression-free survival (PFS) were pooled to assess the prognostic ability of TGF-β1 expression in HCC patients. Twelve qualified articles and our TCGA data comprising 2,021 HCC patients were incorporated. In the TCGA analysis, HCC patients with higher TGF-β1 expression presented a shorter OS than those with lower TGF-β1 expression (HR = 1.42, p < 0.05). In the meta-analysis, univariate analyses showed that HCC patients with higher TGF-β1 expression had a shorter OS (pooling HR = 1.71, p < 0.01) and DFS/RFS/MFS/PFS (pooling HR = 1.60, p < 0.01) than those with lower TGF-β1 expression. In conclusion, our results suggested that high TGF-β1 expression promotes a poor prognosis in HCC patients.

Indexed as

Up-RegulationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, HepatocellularDatabases, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSurvival AnalysisTransforming Growth Factor beta1TGFB1 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1hepatocellular carcinomameta-analysisoverall survivalprognosistransforming growth factor beta 1

Identifiers

PMID28415739
PMCPMC5470976
OpenAlexW2597164018

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