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BAO Zhengqing,LIU Zhenhua,XIA Haizhui,WANG Jie,LI Guizhong,WANG Jianwei
(Department of Urology,Beijing Jishuitan Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100035,China)
ABSTRACT:Objective To explore the association between preoperative aspartate transaminase to alanine transaminase (AST/ALT) ratio and the outcomes of urothelial cancers.Methods After a systematic search of Web of Science,PubMed and Embase before Aug.2024,14 studies were included in the Meta-analysis.The hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for overall survival (OS),cancer-specific survival (CSS),and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were analyzed using STATA 15.0 software.Results The Meta-analysis included a total of 8190 patients.Urothelial cancer patients with an elevated preoperative AST/ALT ratio had worse OS (HR=1.92,95%CI:1.38-2.67,Plt;0.001),CSS (HR=2.12,95%CI:1.48-3.05,Plt;0.001),and RFS (HR=1.63,95%CI:1.27-2.10,Plt;0.001).In subgroup analyses,preoperative AST/ALT ratio had a better predictive value for OS,CSS,and RFS in patients with bladder cancer than in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma,and a better predictive value in Asian population than in Caucasian population (Plt;0.001).Conclusion A high preoperative AST/ALT ratio is associated with poor OS,CSS and RFS in urothelial cancers,particularly among the Asian population.
KEY WORDS:Meta-analysis; urothelial cancer; Asian population; aspartate transaminase to alanine transaminase ratio; prognosis; upper tract urothelial carcinoma; bladder cancer
摘要:目的 探討尿路上皮癌(UC)患者術前天冬氨酸轉氨酶/丙氨酸轉氨酶(AST/ALT)比值與預后的關系。方法 系統檢索Web of Science、PubMed和Embase數據庫,收集2024年8月前發表的關于術前AST/ALT預測UC預后的相關研究,根據納入排除標準篩選文獻,提取數據后使用STATA 15.0軟件分析患者總生存期(OS)、腫瘤特異性生存期(CSS)和無復發生存期(RFS)的風險比(HR)及其95%可信區間(CI)。結果 共納入14篇文獻,涉及8190例患者。術前AST/ALT比值升高的UC患者OS(合并HR=1.92,95%CI:1.38~2.67,Plt;0.001)、CSS(合并HR=2.12,95%CI:1.48~3.05,Plt;0.001)和RFS(合并HR=1.63,95%CI:1.27~2.10,Plt;0.001)均較差。在亞組分析中,相對于上尿路尿路上皮癌(UTUC),術前AST/ALT比值對膀胱癌(BCa)患者的OS、CSS和RFS有更高的預測價值(P≤0.001);而與高加索人群相比,術前AST/ALT比值對亞洲人群的OS、CSS和RFS有更高的預測價值(Plt;0.001)。結論 在UC患者中,特別是亞洲UC患者,術前較高的AST/ALT比值與不良的OS、CSS和RFS顯著相關。
關鍵詞:Meta分析;尿路上皮癌;亞洲人群;天冬氨酸轉氨酶/丙氨酸轉氨酶比值;預后;上尿路尿路上皮癌;膀胱癌
中圖分類號:R737.14 文獻標志碼:ADOI:10.3969/j.issn.1009-8291.2025.02.014
收稿日期:2024-08-21 修回日期:2024-10-17
通信作者:王建偉,副教授,碩士研究生導師,主任醫師。
E-mail:wangjianwei77@126.com
作者簡介:鮑正清,博士研究生,主治醫師。研究方向:泌尿系腫瘤。E-mail:baozq1101@bjmu.edu.cn
尿路上皮癌(urothelial carcinoma,UC)主要包括膀胱癌(bladder cancer,BCa)和上尿路尿路上皮癌(upper tract urothelial carcinoma,UTUC)[1]。2023年,美國約有168 560人被診斷為UC,其中約32 590人死于該疾病[2]。盡管UC的診斷和治療持續取得進步,但患者的預后仍不理想。局部晚期UC和轉移性UC的5年后生存率分別僅為34.0%和5.4%[3]。因此,迫切需要一種適用和有效的生物標志物以幫助臨床醫生準確預測UC患者預后,制定基于風險分層的個性化治療方案和隨訪策略。
血清天冬氨酸轉氨酶/丙氨酸轉氨酶(aspartate transaminase to alanine transaminase,AST/ALT)的比值最初由DE RITIS描述,是肝臟疾病的有用生物標志物[4]?!?br>