Correlation of Gli1 expression with clinical characteristics and prognosis of liver cancer: a Meta-analysis_West China Medical Journal

Authors：

YANG Yashan ¹ ,  XIE Gang ² , TONG Yao ³

1. Institute of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P. R. China;
2. Department of Oncology, Sichuan Integrative Medicine Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
3. Department of Sports Medicine, Chengdu Sport Institute, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

XIE Gang, Email: xiegang0920@163.com

Keywords：

Gli1; Liver cancer; Clinical characteristics; Prognosis; Meta-analysis

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10.7507/1002-0179.201702109

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Objective To explore the correlation of Gli1 expression with clinical characteristics and prognosis of liver cancer. Methods Such Databases as PubMed, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang Database and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database were searched to collect cohort studies, which has published on the correlation between the expression of Gli1 and the clinical pathologic features of liver cancer and its prognostic value from the establishment of the databases to December 2016. Results Twelve studies with a total of 831 patients were included in this study. The high expression of Gli1 was associated with the tumor diameter >5 cm [relative risk (RR)=1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.08, 1.79)], clinical stage [RR=1.26, 95%CI (1.05, 1.51)], intrahepatic metastasis [RR=1.39, 95%CI (1.06, 1.83)] and venous invasion [RR=1.44, 95%CI (1.01, 2.04)], but the correlation of Gli1 expression was not significant with gender, histological differentiation, tumor diameter >3 cm, hepatitis B virus, cirrhosis and alpha fetoprotein. Meanwhile, the results of Meta-analysis showed that the higher Gli1 expression in liver cancer patients had a worse 3-/5-year overall survival rate and overall survival rate than those of the lower Gli1 expression group [3-year, RR=3.38, 95%CI (2.01, 5.67); 5-year, RR=1.51, 95%CI (1.19, 1.91); overall survival, RR=1.60, 95%CI (1.11, 2.30)]. And the higher Gli1 expression in liver cancer patients had a worse disease free survival rate than that in the lower Gli1 expression group [RR=1.89, 95%CI (1.35, 2.66)]. Conclusion The high expression of Gli1 is associated with poor prognostic outcome in liver cancer, and may be used as an important prognostic marker for patients with liver cancer.

Citation： YANG Yashan, XIE Gang, TONG Yao. Correlation of Gli1 expression with clinical characteristics and prognosis of liver cancer: a Meta-analysis. West China Medical Journal, 2017, 32(8): 1179-1186. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201702109 Copy

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2. Srivatanakul P, Sriplung H, Deerasamee S. Epidemiology of liver cancer: an overview. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2004, 5(2): 118-125.
3. Bosch FX, Ribes J, Díaz M, et al. Primary liver cancer: worldwide incidence and trends. Gastroenterology, 2004, 127(5 Suppl 1): S5-S16.
4. Zheng X, Gai XH, Han SS, et al. The human sulfatase 2 inhibitor 2, 4-disulfonylphenyl-tert-butylnitrone (OKN-007) has an antitumor effect in hepatocellular carcinoma mediated via suppression of TGFB1/SMAD2 and Hedgehog/GLI1 signaling. Genes Chromosomes Cancer, 2013, 52(3): 225-236.
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6. Li RH, Liu J, Wu H, et al. TIKI2 suppresses growth of osteosarcoma by targeting Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. Mol Cell Biochem, 2014, 392(1/2): 109-116.
7. Yue D, Li H, Che JJ, et al. Hedgehog/Gli promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung squamous cell carcinomas. J Exp Clin Cancer Res, 2014, 33: 34.
8. Mori M, Triboulet R, Mohseni M, et al. Hippo signaling regulates microprocessor and links cell-density-dependent miRNA biogenesis to cancer. Cell, 2014, 156(5): 893-906.
9. Beachy PA, Karhadkar SS, Berman DM. Tissue repair and stem cell renewal in carcinogenesis. Nature, 2004, 432: 324-331.
10. Lee SJ, Do IG, Lee J, et al. Gastric cancer (GC) patients with hedgehog pathway activation: PTCH1 and GLI2 as independent prognostic factors. Target Oncol, 2013, 8(4): 271-280.
11. Samadani AA, Akhavan-Niaki H. Nteraction of sonic hedgehog (SHH) pathway with cancer stem cell genes in gastric cancer. Medical Oncol, 2015, 32(3): 48.
12. Marechal R, Bachet JB, Calomme AA, et al. Sonic hedgehog and Gli1 expression predict outcome in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res, 2015, 21(5): 1215-1224.
13. Khan S, Ebeling MC, Chauhan N, et al. Ormeloxifene suppresses desmoplasia and enhances sensitivity of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Res, 2015, 75(11): 2292-2304.
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27. Tang L, Tan YX, Jiang BG, et al. The prognostic significance and therapeutic potential of hedgehog signaling in intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res, 2013, 19(8): 2014-2024.
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32. Liu Y. New insights into epithelial-mesenchymal transition in kidney fibrosis. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2010, 21(2): 212-222.
33. Savagner P. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenomenon. Ann Oncol, 2010, 21(Suppl 7): vii89-vii92.
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36. Deshpande G, Swanhart L, Chiang P, et al. Hedgehog signaling in germ cell migration. Cell, 2001, 106: 759-769.
37. Vokes S, Yatskievych TA, Heimark RL, et al. Hedgehog signaling is essential for endothelial tube formmion during vasculogenesis. Development, 2004, 131: 4371-4380.

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