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SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2023

Influence of statin use on prognosis of patients with renal cell cancer: a meta-analysis.

Wenli Liang, Yongmei Pan, Aixue Liu, Yan He, Yan Zhu

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Synthesis in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenli LiangOncology Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yongmei PanDepartment of Medical Imaging, the First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Aixue LiuOncology Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yan HeOncology Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yan ZhuOncology Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Shenzhen Second People's Hospital · CNGuangdong Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Statin may confer anticancer efficacy, while the studies evaluating the influence of statin on survival of patients with renal cell cancer (RCC) yielded inconsistent results. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to investigate the association between statin use and survival of patients with RCC. Materials and Methods: Cohort studies were identified by search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases according to the objective of the meta-analysis. A random-effect model incorporating the possible between-study heterogeneity was used for meta-analysis. Subgroup analyses according to study characteristics were also performed. Results: Seventeen cohort studies involving 42528 patients with RCC were available for the meta-analysis. Results showed that statin use was associated with a better overall survival (OS, hazard ratio [HR]: 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.65 to 0.84, p < 0.001; I Conclusions: Statin use may be associated with improved survival outcomes in patients with RCC. Although prospective clinical studies should be considered to validate these results, these findings suggest that statins may be potential adjuvant therapy for patients with RCC.

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meta-analysisprognosisrenal cell cancerstatinsurvival

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