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Positive Helicobacter pylori status is associated with better overall survival for gastric cancer patients: evidence from case-cohort studies.

ABSTRACT: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection increases the gastric cancer risk; however, the influences of H. pylori infection status on the outcomes for gastric cancer patients have not yet clearly defined. Herein, we systematically assessed the epidemiological studies regarding the associations between the H.pylori infection status at diagnosis and the prognosis for gastric cancer patients with the meta-analysis methods. Thirty-three eligibility studies with 8,199 participants that had determined the H.pylori infection status and the outcomes for gastric cancer patients were identified through searching the PubMed and MEDLINE databases updated to March 1st, 2017. The random-effects model suggested that positive H. pylori infection was associated with better overall survival with the pooled hazard ratio (HR) was 0.79 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.66-0.93; Q = 134.86, df = 32, P-heterogeneity < 0.001; I2 = 76.3%] compared to negative patients. The association was found to be more prominent in studies with higher quality, longer following-up time and more sensitive detection methods. An inverse but not statistically significant association between the H.pylori status and the disease-free survival of the patients (pooled HR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.61-1.05;Q = 30.48, df = 11, P-heterogeneity = 0.001; I2 = 63.9%) was found, while no significant association was noticed in any subgroup analyses. These results suggested that gastric cancer patients with positive H.pylori infection status at diagnosis have better overall survival compared to negative; however, more studies are warranted to confirm the results and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.

SUBMITTER: Fang X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668073 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Positive Helicobacter pylori status is associated with better overall survival for gastric cancer patients: evidence from case-cohort studies.

Fang Xuqian X Liu Kun K Cai Jialin J Luo Fangxiu F Yuan Fei F Chen Peizhan P

Oncotarget 20170628 45

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection increases the gastric cancer risk; however, the influences of H. pylori infection status on the outcomes for gastric cancer patients have not yet clearly defined. Herein, we systematically assessed the epidemiological studies regarding the associations between the H.pylori infection status at diagnosis and the prognosis for gastric cancer patients with the meta-analysis methods. Thirty-three eligibility studies with 8,199 part ...[more]

PMID: 29108340

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Positive Helicobacter pylori status is associated with better overall survival for gastric cancer patients: evidence from case-cohort studies.

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Positive <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> status is associated with better overall survival for gastric cancer patients: evidence from case-cohort studies.

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