5 PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS OF META ANALYSIS

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are metastatic cells disseminated into the bloodstreams. They have been proposed to monitor disease progression for decades. However, the prognostic value of CTCs in gastric cancer (GC) remains controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the topic.

Reduced FEV1 is known to predict increased lung cancer risk, but previous reviews are limited. To quantify this relationship more precisely, and study heterogeneity, we derived estimates of β for the relationship RR (diff) = exp(βdiff), where diff is the reduction in FEV1 expressed as a percentage o[r]

Finally, the values greater than the mean were desig- nated as positives and lower than the mean as negatives.
Statistical analysis
The expression of GASC1 in different groups was com- pared using chi-squared test. In breast cancer specific survival analysis,[r]

Systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis, play an important role today in synthesizing cancer research and are frequently used to guide decision-making. However, there is now an increase in the number of systematic reviews on the same topic, thereby necessitating a systematic review of prev[r]

The paper proposes that lack of ‘top management support’, ‘misperception about Lean practices’, ‘lack of information sharing and integrated change control’ are the top three barriers for Lean implementation. The findings of the study indicate that Lean implementation might be conducted with higher e[r]

A totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) provides reliable, long-term vascular access and improves patients’ quality of life. The wide use of TIVADs is associated with important complications. A meta-analysis was undertaken to compare the internal jugular vein (IJV) with the subclavian vei[r]

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has recently been reported as a predictor of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its prognostic value in HCC still remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between NLR and clinical outcome of HCC patients by performing meta-ana[r]

CD133 has been identified as a putative cancer stem cell marker in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the clinical and prognostic significance of CD133 in CRC remains controversial. Methods: Publications were identified which assessed the clinical or prognostic significance of CD133 in CRC up to Octo[r]

The predictive value of thymidylate synthase (TS) for clinical sensitivity to pemetrexed-containing chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. This meta-analysis is performed to provide an assessment of whether expression variations of TS are associated w[r]

The aim of our meta-analysis is to assess the efficacy and safety of the target combined chemotherapy for the patients with unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. The target combined chemotherapy represented a better overall survival benefit and treatment efficiency and higher incidence[r]

The thesis aims ate systematizing, supplementing and clarifying the basic theories for road construction maintenance contract; referring to other nations’ experiences; and concurrently, bases on analysis and evaluation of existing management for road constructions in Vietnam, work out and propose so[r]

Orthogonal moments are used to represent digital images with minimum redundancy. Orthogonal moments with fractional-orders show better capabilities in digital image analysis than integer-order moments. In this work, the authors present new fractional-order shifted Gegenbauer polynomials. These new p[r]

tea drinking and cancer risk. However, we could not analyze the effect of this factor because only one study reported the relationship between iced or hot tea and cancer; this study reported no significant association were observed between iced or hot tea and gastric can- cers[r]

Being diagnosed with cancer causes major psychological distress, yet the majority of newly diagnosed cancer patients lack psychological support. Internet interventions overcome many barriers for seeking face-to-face support and allow for independence in time and place.

To summarize the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and risk of colorectal adenomas (CRA), we performed a meta-analysis of observational studies. Our results suggested that T2DM plays a risk role in the risk of developing CRA. Consequently, medical workers should increase the rate[r]

To summarize data on long-term ipsilateral local recurrence (LR) and breast cancer death rate (BCDR) for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who received different treatments. Methods: Systematic review and study-level meta-analysis of prospective (n = 5) and retrospective (n = 21) studies[r]

Little is known about the safety of the anti-VEGF antibody bevacizumab in patients undergoing resection for colorectal liver metastases (CLM). This meta-analysis evaluates the impact of bevacizumab on parenchymal damage and functional recovery in patients undergoing resection for CLM.

Chemoresistance hinders the curative cancer chemotherapy. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key players in diverse biological processes including the chemoresistance of cancers. A RNA-seq-based miR-omic analysis of osteosarcoma (OS) cells was performed to detect the levels of miR-34a-5p. Bioinformatics analysi[r]

The etiological factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is not clear. Although it has been widely accepted that intrahepatic biliary tree stone is associated with increased risk of ICC, the role of extrahepatic biliary tree stone in the incidence of ICC is controversial.

The aim of this work is to present numerical treatments to a complex order fractional nonlinear onedimensional problem of Burgers’ equations. A new parameter rt is presented in order to be consistent with the physical model problem. This parameter characterizes the existence of fractional structures[r]