2017
A meta-analysis of prognostic roles of molecular markers in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Vuong H, Duong U, Altibi A, Ngo H, Pham T, Tran H, Gandolfi G, Hassell L. A meta-analysis of prognostic roles of molecular markers in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine Connections 2017, 6: r8-r17. PMID: 28219937, PMCID: PMC5424840, DOI: 10.1530/ec-17-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-specific survivalDisease-free survivalPapillary thyroid carcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesPromoter mutationsHazard ratioPrognostic roleThyroid carcinomaData of hazard ratioVirtual Health LibraryAssess patient prognosisPooled hazard ratioInverse variance methodConfidence intervalsPrognosis of PTC patientsPredicting patient outcomesVisual inspection of funnel plotsMeta-analysesInspection of funnel plotsRandom-effects modelPrognostic valuePTC patientsEgger's regression testRisk stratificationPatient prognosis
2016
The changing characteristics and molecular profiles of papillary thyroid carcinoma over time - a systematic review
Vuong H, Altibi A, Abdelhamid A, Ngoc P, Quan V, Tantawi M, Elfil M, Le Huy Vu T, Elgebaly A, Oishi N, Nakazawa T, Hirayama K, Katoh R, Huy N, Kondo T. The changing characteristics and molecular profiles of papillary thyroid carcinoma over time - a systematic review. Oncotarget 2016, 5: 10637-10649. PMID: 27793009, PMCID: PMC5354688, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, PapillaryChi-Square DistributionFemaleGene RearrangementGenes, rasGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhenotypeProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRisk FactorsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsTranscriptomeConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaMolecular profilingThyroid carcinomaClinicopathological featuresGenetic alterationsRisk factors of thyroid cancerPapillary thyroid carcinoma patientsSystematic reviewSurgical time periodStudent's t-testTumorigenesis of papillary thyroid carcinomaRET/PTC rearrangementsModification of patientsPearson chi-squareTeam of reviewersClinicopathological characteristicsPTC patientsBRAF mutationsThyroid cancerRAS mutationsScreened titlesRisk factorsInclusion criteriaElectronic databasesPotential articles