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Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis

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    • Yong-Chun Shen
    • Zhen-Ni Chen
    • Ting Yang
    • Lei Chen
    • Tao Wang
    • Fu-Qiang Wen
    • Qun Yi
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    Affiliations: Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Department of Health Education Institution, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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The telomerase activity assay has been established for the detection of malignant pleural effusion (MPE), however, the overall diagnostic accuracy of the telomerase activity assay for MPE remains unclear. We performed a systematic search in the Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane databases to identify published studies that have evaluated the diagnostic role of the telomerase activity assay for MPE. Sensitivity, specificity and other measures of accuracy of the telomerase activity assay in the diagnosis of MPE were pooled using the random effects models. A summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was used to summarize overall test performance. A total of eight studies met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing MPE were 0.76 [95% confidence intervals (CI), 0.72-0.80] and 0.87 (95% CI, 0.83-0.91), respectively. The positive likelihood ratio was 5.19 (95% CI, 2.36-11.42), the negative likelihood ratio was 0.25 (95% CI, 0.11-0.53) and the diagnostic odds ratio was 23.18 (95% CI, 6.11-87.83). The area under the SROC curve was 0.92. The telomerase activity assay plays a role in the diagnosis of MPE with a relatively high specificity. The results of a telomerase activity assay should be interpreted together with the combination of other test results and clinical findings.
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Shen, Y., Chen, Z., Yang, T., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wen, F., & Yi, Q. (2012). Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 4, 487-492. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.623
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Shen, Y., Chen, Z., Yang, T., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wen, F., Yi, Q."Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 4.3 (2012): 487-492.
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Shen, Y., Chen, Z., Yang, T., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wen, F., Yi, Q."Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 4, no. 3 (2012): 487-492. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.623
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Shen Y, Chen Z, Yang T, Chen L, Wang T, Wen F and Yi Q: Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis. Exp Ther Med 4: 487-492, 2012.
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Shen, Y., Chen, Z., Yang, T., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wen, F., & Yi, Q. (2012). Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 4, 487-492. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.623
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Shen, Y., Chen, Z., Yang, T., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wen, F., Yi, Q."Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 4.3 (2012): 487-492.
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Shen, Y., Chen, Z., Yang, T., Chen, L., Wang, T., Wen, F., Yi, Q."Telomerase activity assay for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A meta-analysis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 4, no. 3 (2012): 487-492. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.623
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