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Thymidylate synthase : A predictive biomarker in resected colorectal liver metastases receiving 5-FU treatment

Torén, William LU ; Ansari, Daniel LU ; Andersson, Bodil LU orcid ; Spelt, Lidewij LU and Andersson, Roland LU (2018) In Future Oncology 14(4). p.343-351
Abstract

Aim: To investigate the role of thymidylate synthase (TS) as a predictive biomarker in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Materials & methods: PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were queried up to June 2017. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model. Risk of bias was assessed using funnel plots. Results: Six eligible studies were included, comprising a total of 542 patients. Meta-analysis demonstrated a trend to reduced overall survival in patients with resected CRLM with TS overexpression, with a hazard ratio of 1.13 (95% CI: 0.99-1.29; p = 0.08). In three studies where patients received systemic fluorouracil, the pooled hazard ratio was 2.25 (95% CI: 1.37-3.71; p = 0.001). Conclusion: TS... (More)

Aim: To investigate the role of thymidylate synthase (TS) as a predictive biomarker in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Materials & methods: PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were queried up to June 2017. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model. Risk of bias was assessed using funnel plots. Results: Six eligible studies were included, comprising a total of 542 patients. Meta-analysis demonstrated a trend to reduced overall survival in patients with resected CRLM with TS overexpression, with a hazard ratio of 1.13 (95% CI: 0.99-1.29; p = 0.08). In three studies where patients received systemic fluorouracil, the pooled hazard ratio was 2.25 (95% CI: 1.37-3.71; p = 0.001). Conclusion: TS appears to be a clinically relevant predictive biomarker in patients with resected CRLM receiving systemic 5-FU.

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biomarker, colorectal liver metastases, predictive, prognosis, thymidylate synthase
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Future Oncology
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14
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4
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9 pages
publisher
Future Medicine Ltd.
external identifiers
  • pmid:29318904
  • scopus:85041331404
ISSN
1479-6694
DOI
10.2217/fon-2017-0431
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English
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yes
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  abstract     = {{<p>Aim: To investigate the role of thymidylate synthase (TS) as a predictive biomarker in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Materials &amp; methods: PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were queried up to June 2017. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model. Risk of bias was assessed using funnel plots. Results: Six eligible studies were included, comprising a total of 542 patients. Meta-analysis demonstrated a trend to reduced overall survival in patients with resected CRLM with TS overexpression, with a hazard ratio of 1.13 (95% CI: 0.99-1.29; p = 0.08). In three studies where patients received systemic fluorouracil, the pooled hazard ratio was 2.25 (95% CI: 1.37-3.71; p = 0.001). Conclusion: TS appears to be a clinically relevant predictive biomarker in patients with resected CRLM receiving systemic 5-FU.</p>}},
  author       = {{Torén, William and Ansari, Daniel and Andersson, Bodil and Spelt, Lidewij and Andersson, Roland}},
  issn         = {{1479-6694}},
  keywords     = {{biomarker; colorectal liver metastases; predictive; prognosis; thymidylate synthase}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{02}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{343--351}},
  publisher    = {{Future Medicine Ltd.}},
  series       = {{Future Oncology}},
  title        = {{Thymidylate synthase : A predictive biomarker in resected colorectal liver metastases receiving 5-FU treatment}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2017-0431}},
  doi          = {{10.2217/fon-2017-0431}},
  volume       = {{14}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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