The prognostic value of immunoscore in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The tumor immune infiltrate, as recently evaluated with the immunoscore methodology, has been reported to be related to colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. Nevertheless, results varied from different studies. A meta-analysis was conducted to solve this problem.

The prognostic value of HPV combined p16 status in patients with anal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and p16 expression have been identified to be related to the progression of anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC). However, the prognostic relevance of combined detection, particularly HPV-/p16+ and HPV+/p16- signatures, is unknown. A meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies was therefore conducted to address this issue.

Early postoperative tumor marker responses provide a robust prognostic indicator for N3 stage gastric cancer.

The clinical significance of tumor markers after radical gastrectomy has not been well characterized. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of early postoperative tumor marker normalization in N3 stage gastric cancer (GC) patients. A total of 259 N3 stage GC patients with preoperatively elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA, >5 ng/mL) or carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9, >37 U/mL) levels underwent radical gastrectomy were analyzed retrospectively.