
Association between PIK3CA alteration and prognosis of gastric cancer patients: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Hua Li,
Shubo Chen,
Hui Li,
Jianxin Cui,
Yunhe Gao,
Dianchao Wu,
S. Luan,
Qin Yan,
Tongshan Zhai,
Dengxiang Liu,
Zhibin Huo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.23871
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , odds ratio , cancer , china , oncology , confidence interval , traditional medicine , political science , law
Increasing evidence suggests that dysregulation of phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) plays an important role in carcinogenesis. However, the relationship between PIK3CA expression and gastric cancer (GC) prognosis remains controversial.