Open AccessDoes serum alkaline phosphatase level really indicate the prognosis in patients with osteosarcoma? A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Rui Gu,
Yifu Sun
Publication year - 2018
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 - 10.4103/0973-1482.177217
Subject(s) - osteosarcoma , meta analysis , hazard ratio , medicine , alkaline phosphatase , confidence interval , publication bias , biomarker , oncology , gastroenterology , pathology , enzyme , biology , biochemistry
Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor that occurs in children and adolescents. Various studies have investigated the role of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level in patients with osteosarcoma but report conflicting findings. Thus, a meta-analysis to assess its prognostic value more precisely is conducted.