A meta-analysis for prognostic role of pretreatment aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase ratio in renal cell carcinoma
WANG Jujian1, JIA Li1, AI Qing2, GU Liangyou2
1Department of Urology, Lingshui County People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Hainan 572400, China; 2Department of Urology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the possible prognostic role of pretreatment aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase ratio (AST/ALT) in renal cell carcinoma. Methods: Eligible studies were comprehensively searched from CBMdisc, CNKI, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science between January 1st, 2000 and April 30th, 2019. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to evaluate the relationships. Results: A total of 8 studies embracing 5,173 patients were included in the meta-analysis. All studies were of high quality. Our results indicated that a higher pretreatment AST/ALT was associated with poorer overall survival (HR 1.60, 95% CI 1.41-1.80, P < 0.001), progression-free survival (HR 1.36, 95% CI 1.19-1.56, P < 0.001) and cancer-specific survival (HR 1.77, 95% CI 1.42-2.22, P < 0.001). No marked heterogeneity was identified among included studies. There was no publication bias among these included studies. Conclusions: A higher pretreatment AST/ALT was negatively associated with overall survival, progression-free survival and cancer-specific survival, indicating that it could be an independent prognostic factor in renal cell carcinoma during clinical practice.
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WANG Jujian, JIA Li, AI Qing, GU Liangyou. A meta-analysis for prognostic role of pretreatment aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase ratio in renal cell carcinoma. JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE UROLOGY, 2020, 9(4): 265-270.
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