scholarly journals The Notch signaling pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 881-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Yue Zhao ◽  
Guang-Tao Yu ◽  
Ting Xiao ◽  
Jian Hu
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Notch Signaling ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Notch Signaling Pathway ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Regulation of tumor progression via the Snail-RKIP signaling pathway by nicotine exposure in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Head & Neck ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1712-1721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin Nieh ◽  
Shu-Wen Jao ◽  
Chin-Yuh Yang ◽  
Yaoh-Shiang Lin ◽  
Yi-Han Tseng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Tumor Progression ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Nicotine Exposure

scholarly journals The Prognostic Value of Toll-Like Receptors in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (19) ◽  
pp. 7255
Author(s):  
Shrabon Hasnat ◽  
Roosa Hujanen ◽  
Bright I. Nwaru ◽  
Tuula Salo ◽  
Abdelhakim Salem
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Toll Like Receptors

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a group of tumours which exhibit low 5 year survival rates. Thus, there is an urgent need to identify biomarkers that may improve the clinical utility of patients with HNSCC. Emerging studies support a role of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in carcinogenesis. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess the prognostic value of TLR immunoexpression in HNSCC patients. We compiled the results of thirteen studies comprising 1825 patients, of which six studies were deemed qualified for quantitative synthesis. The higher immunoexpression of TLR-1 to 5 and 9 was associated with a worsening of the clinical parameters of patients with HNSCC. Furthermore, induced levels of TLR-3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 were found to predict the patients’ survival time. The meta-analysis revealed that TLR-7 overexpression is associated with a decreased mortality risk in HNSCC patients (HR 0.51; 95%CI 0.13–0.89; I2 34.6%), while a higher expression of TLR-5 predicted shorter, but non-significant, survival outcome. In conclusion, this review suggests that TLRs may represent some prognostic value for patients with HNSCC. However, due to small sample sizes and other inherent methodological limitations, more well designed studies across different populations are still needed before TLRs can be recommended as a reliable clinical risk-stratification tool.

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