Role of TSP-1 as prognostic marker in various cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Shengjie Sun (Author), Huiyu Dong (Author), Tao Yan (Author), Junchen Li (Author), Bianjiang Liu (Author), Pengfei Shao (Author), Jie Li (Author), Chao Liang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Published studies present conflicting data regarding the impact of Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) expression on prognosis of various cancers. We performed this meta-analysis to illustrate the preliminary predictive value of TSP-1. Methods Twenty-four studies with a total of 2379 patien...