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Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis

  • a.

    Division of Medical Education, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK

  • b.

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

  • c.

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

  • d.

    Neonatal Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

  • e.

    Cancer Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

  • f.

    Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

    • Fund Project: This study is supported by grants awarded by Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (Grant No. 5595)
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  • Background: Discoidin domain receptors (DDRs) belong to the receptor tyrosine kinases family and are activated by different types of collagens, which play roles in various physiological processes. An abnormal expression of DDRs is reported in different types of cancers. Despite many reports about the association and roles of high DDR expression levels in cancers, the prognostic values of DDRs are still unclear. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the prognostic effect of DDRs in different tissue cancers.
    Method: A literature search was performed in several related databases to find eligible English articles. Based on our research, 20 appropriate studies with 2,602 patients were selected till October 5, 2020. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) with a corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) was computed to evaluate the strength of correlation between DDRs and survival of cancer patients.
    Result: Pooling results showed that a high DDR expression was significantly associated with poorer overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.304, 95% CI 1.007–1.69, p = 0.04). Subgroup analysis based on cancer type revealed a significant link between a high DDR expression level and poor OS both in gastrointestinal (pooled HR = 1.78, 95% CI 1.214–2.624, p = 0.003) and urological cancers (pooled HR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.062–1.82, p = 0.018).
    Conclusion: Our meta-analysis results suggest that high DDRs expression has the potential to be used as a biomarker of poor prognosis in cancers.

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    Gordon A. Ferns, Sheida Shabanian, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Ahmadshah Farhat, Mohammad-Hassan Arjmand. 2021. Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis. Gastrointestinal Tumors. 8:3 doi: 10.1159/000517503
    Gordon A. Ferns, Sheida Shabanian, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Ahmadshah Farhat, Mohammad-Hassan Arjmand. 2021. Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis. Gastrointestinal Tumors. 8:3 doi: 10.1159/000517503
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Research Article   Open Access    

Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis

  • a.

    Division of Medical Education, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK

  • b.

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

  • c.

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

  • d.

    Neonatal Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

  • e.

    Cancer Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

  • f.

    Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

    • Fund Project: This study is supported by grants awarded by Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (Grant No. 5595)
  • Received: 26 March 2021
  • Accepted: 29 May 2021
  • Published online: 05 August 2021
Fund Project:  This study is supported by grants awarded by Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (Grant No. 5595)
Gastrointestinal Tumors  8,  Article number: 10.1159/000517503  (2021)  |  Cite this article

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Background: Discoidin domain receptors (DDRs) belong to the receptor tyrosine kinases family and are activated by different types of collagens, which play roles in various physiological processes. An abnormal expression of DDRs is reported in different types of cancers. Despite many reports about the association and roles of high DDR expression levels in cancers, the prognostic values of DDRs are still unclear. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the prognostic effect of DDRs in different tissue cancers.
Method: A literature search was performed in several related databases to find eligible English articles. Based on our research, 20 appropriate studies with 2,602 patients were selected till October 5, 2020. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) with a corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) was computed to evaluate the strength of correlation between DDRs and survival of cancer patients.
Result: Pooling results showed that a high DDR expression was significantly associated with poorer overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.304, 95% CI 1.007–1.69, p = 0.04). Subgroup analysis based on cancer type revealed a significant link between a high DDR expression level and poor OS both in gastrointestinal (pooled HR = 1.78, 95% CI 1.214–2.624, p = 0.003) and urological cancers (pooled HR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.062–1.82, p = 0.018).
Conclusion: Our meta-analysis results suggest that high DDRs expression has the potential to be used as a biomarker of poor prognosis in cancers.

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    Gordon A. Ferns, Sheida Shabanian, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Ahmadshah Farhat, Mohammad-Hassan Arjmand. 2021. Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis. Gastrointestinal Tumors. 8:3 doi: 10.1159/000517503
    Gordon A. Ferns, Sheida Shabanian, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Ahmadshah Farhat, Mohammad-Hassan Arjmand. 2021. Prognostic and Clinicopathologic Significance of Discoidin Domain Receptors in Different Human Malignancies: A Meta-Analysis. Gastrointestinal Tumors. 8:3 doi: 10.1159/000517503
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