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SynthesisMediators of inflammation2021

Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

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Synthesis in Mediators of inflammation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaotong SongSchool of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124001, China.
Hao ZhangSchool of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124001, China.
Fanxing YinSchool of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124001, China.
Panpan GuoSchool of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124001, China.
Xiaocheng YangSchool of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124001, China.
Jinzhu LiuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Yanshuo HanSchool of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4897-2998
Zhaozhou RenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7429-6244
Dalian University of Technology · CNChina Medical University · CNShenzhen Third People’s Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammatory markers are associated with tumor genesis and progression, but their prognostic significance in osteosarcoma remains unclear. Therefore, we discussed the prognostic value of related inflammatory markers in osteosarcoma through a meta-analysis and systematic review. These inflammatory markers include C-reactive protein (CRP), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and Glasgow prognostic score (GPS).

methodsThe Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, Chinese Scientific Journals (VIP), PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane libraries were searched. The design of meta-analysis was made based on the PICOS (population, intervention/exposure, control, outcomes, and study design) principles, and STATA 15.1 was used to analyze the data. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) was used to assess the quality of included studies. Hazard ratios (HRs) for overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DPS) were extracted for the investigation of the prognostic value of inflammatory markers.

resultsTwelve researches with 2162 osteosarcoma patients were included in total. The pooled results showed that elevated NLR, CRP, and GPS are all greatly related to shortening of OS among patients with osteosarcoma (HR = 1.68,

conclusionWorsened prognosis may be related to high levels of NLR, CRP, and GPS before treatment rather than LMR or PLR, which can provide the basis for clinicians to judge the outcomes of prognosis.

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BiomarkersBone NeoplasmsC-Reactive ProteinHumansInflammationLymphocytesNeutrophilsOsteosarcomaPrognosisBiomarkersC-Reactive Protein

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PMID34720749
PMCPMC8553478
OpenAlexW3206009833

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