Diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating exosomal glypican-1 in pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis.

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is usually detected in the advanced stages. Liquid biopsy has become a revolutionary strategy for cancer diagnosis and prognosis prediction. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating exosomal glypican-1 (GPC-1) in PC. We systematically searched relevant studies. For diagnostic accuracy, pooled sensitivity and specificity and the area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were calculated. Regarding prognostic value, hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs for overall survival (OS) were summarized by using a random-effects model. We found 8 studies that examined the diagnostic value of circulating exosomal GPC-1 in PC, and 3 studies that investigated its prognostic value. Pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.88 (95% CI, 0.65-0.97) and 0.86 (95% CI, 0.72-0.94). The AUC was 0.93 (95% CI, 0.90-0.95). Prognostic analysis showed that higher levels of circulating exosomal GPC-1 were associated with poorer OS in PC patients, and the combined HR for OS was 4.59 (random-effects model, 95% CI = 1.17-18.03, P = .022). The results of both studies were robust and neither had publication bias. Circulating exosomal GPC-1 may be used as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for PC. However, this result needs to be validated by further research using a larger sample size. © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of American Society for Clinical Pathology. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup.com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site—for further information please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.

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Zengyun Qiao, Enbo Wang, Boyang Bao, Xiaodong Tan, Hailong Chen, Dong Wang, Liu Yuan. Diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating exosomal glypican-1 in pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis. Laboratory medicine. 2024 Sep 04;55(5):543-552

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