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The association of the BRAF(V600E) mutation with prognostic factors and poor clinical outcome in papillary thyroid cancer: a meta-analysis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21882184     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The effects of the BRAF(V600E) mutation on prognostic factors and poor clinical outcomes in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have not been fully quantified. The authors performed comprehensive meta-analysis to assess the strength of associations between these conditions and the BRAF(V600E) mutation.
METHODS: The authors identified the clinical studies that examined the association of the BRAF(V600E) mutation in surgical specimens with clinicopathologic outcomes between January 2003 and October 2010 using the Medline database. One hundred thirty-one relevant studies were hand-searched. The authors selected 27 studies that included 5655 PTC patients. They calculated the pooled odds ratios (ORs) or risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each study using a random effect model.
RESULTS: The average prevalence rate of the BRAF(V600E) mutation was 49.4%. In 26 studies, compared with the patients who had the wild-type BRAF genes, the PTC patients with the BRAF(V600E) mutation had increased ORs of an extrathyroidal invasion (OR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.68-2.73), a lymph node metastasis (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.21-1.97), and an advanced TNM stage (OR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.61-2.49). In 8 studies, patients with the mutation had 2.14-fold increased risk of recurrent and persistent disease (95% CI, 1.67-2.74). The associations were generally consistent across the different study populations.
CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis demonstrates that the BRAF(V600E) mutation is closely related to the high-risk clinicopathological factors and poorer outcome of PTC. The results obtained here suggest that the BRAF(V600E) mutation should be considered as a poor prognostic marker in PTC and may lead to better management for individual patients.
Authors:
Tae Hyuk Kim; Young Joo Park; Jung Ah Lim; Hwa Young Ahn; Eun Kyung Lee; You Jin Lee; Kyung Won Kim; Seo Kyung Hahn; Yeo Kyu Youn; Kwang Hyun Kim; Bo Youn Cho; Do Joon Park
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Meta-Analysis     Date:  2011-08-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer     Volume:  118     ISSN:  1097-0142     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-20     Completed Date:  2012-05-07     Revised Date:  2012-07-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374236     Medline TA:  Cancer     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1764-73     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 American Cancer Society.
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation*
Prognosis
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics*
Recurrence
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis,  genetics*,  mortality
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 2.7.11.1/BRAF protein, human; EC 2.7.11.1/Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf

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