PMID- 26897036 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161020 LR - 20181113 IS - 1477-7819 (Electronic) IS - 1477-7819 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Feb 20 TI - Prognostic role of HER2 amplification based on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): a meta-analysis. PG - 38 LID - 10.1186/s12957-016-0792-x [doi] LID - 38 AB - BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) may play an important role in the invasion and metastasis of pancreatic cancer, but the relationship between HER2 amplification level and prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients is still controversial. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to determine the prognostic significance of HER2 amplification based on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in patients with pancreatic cancer. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science (Jan 2001 to Jun 2015) were searched. Only articles that detect the HER2 amplification by FISH method were included. RevMan 5.3 and STATA version 12 were used to perform this meta-analysis. Pooled calculations were carried out on hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) to assess the risk of disease. RESULTS: A total of six eligible studies were enrolled in meta-analysis. The univariate analysis results showed that HER2 amplification was not significantly associated with patients' overall survival (pooled HR, 1.87, 95% CI, 0.64-5.46, P=0.25), which are maintained in one study of multivariate analysis (HR 0.51, 95% CI, 0.12-2.14, P=0.358). HER2 amplification also had no correlation with clinicopathological factors such as age, gender, lymph node metastasis, and tumor stage. CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that HER2 amplification based on FISH may not be a good prognostic factor for survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. FAU - Li, Xiaoping AU - Li X AD - Department of Oncology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200092, China. lxpyahoo@hotmail.com. FAU - Zhao, Hua AU - Zhao H AD - Department of Oncology, Baoshan People Hospital, Yunnan, 678000, China. FAU - Gu, Jianchun AU - Gu J AD - Department of Oncology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200092, China. FAU - Zheng, Leizhen AU - Zheng L AD - Department of Oncology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200092, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis DEP - 20160220 PL - England TA - World J Surg Oncol JT - World journal of surgical oncology JID - 101170544 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ERBB2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, ErbB-2) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*genetics MH - Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/*genetics/secondary MH - *Gene Amplification MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology MH - Prognosis MH - Receptor, ErbB-2/*genetics MH - Survival Rate PMC - PMC4761213 EDAT- 2016/02/22 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/21 06:00 PMCR- 2016/02/20 CRDT- 2016/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/02/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12957-016-0792-x [pii] AID - 792 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12957-016-0792-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - World J Surg Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;14(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12957-016-0792-x.