Meta-analysis of CD133 on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhang Shunbai; Wang Zhiqiang; Zhang Haihong

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Journal of Hunan Normal University(Medical Science) ›› 2023, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (2) : 130-139.

Clinical Medicine

Meta-analysis of CD133 on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhang Shunbai, Wang Zhiqiang, Zhang Haihong

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Objective This meta-analysis evaluates the correlation between CD133 expression and the clinic-pathological features and prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Method Until 1st February 2021, PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Chinese CNKI and Wan Fang databases were searched for studies of CD133 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). RevMan5.3 software and Stata 13.0 software were used for statistical analyses. Results A total of 25 studies involving 2700 patients were identified. The high level of CD133 expression in HCC patients indicated a relatively higher incidence of multifocal tumor, lower tumor differentiation grade, more advanced tumor stage, a relatively higher incidence of liver cirrhosis, a significantly higher incidence of lymph node metastasis, a significantly higher incidence of neural invasion and a significantly higher incidence of lymph-vascular invasion. Additionally, CD133 expression was associated with worse overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Conclusion High level of CD133 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma was related with more aggressive clinical-pathological features and prognosis, suggesting another potentially feasible CD133-based targeted spot. It is necessary to focus future studies on its specific mechanism of carcinogenesis and the development of therapies that target CD133.

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cancer stem cells / transmembrane glycoproteins / CD133 / hepatocellular carcinoma / prognosis

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Zhang Shunbai, Wang Zhiqiang, Zhang Haihong. Meta-analysis of CD133 on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma[J]. Journal of Hunan Normal University(Medical Science). 2023, 20(2): 130-139

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