Open AccessDiagnostic value of circulating microRNAs for nasopharyngeal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Zhiyi Wang,
Wei Chen,
Yong Zhang,
Li Xu,
Qiuping Wang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.145858
Subject(s) - diagnostic odds ratio , meta analysis , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , confidence interval , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , nasopharyngeal cancer , odds ratio , cancer , oncology , lung cancer , area under the curve , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , radiation therapy
Circulating microRNAs (miRNA) are a promising diagnostic tool for lung and gastric cancer. However, their diagnostic value in nasopharyngeal cancer remains unknown. Thus, this study aims to systematically evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of circulating miRNA for nasopharyngeal cancer.