Prognostic value of Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression in patients with solid tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background: Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) is an enzyme that catalyzes N-methylation of pyridine-containing compounds. NNMT is upregulated in many types of solid tumors, suggesting the potential for its use as a tumor biomarker. However, the prognostic value of NNMT in solid tumors is still unclear. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the association between NNMT expression and survival in patients with solid tumors. Methods: We focused on patients with solid tumors, using high NNMT expression levels as the intervention and low NNMT expression levels as the comparison, according to Patient, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome (PICO) guidelines. Electronic databases (up to June 7, 2018) were comprehensively searched to collect relevant cohort studies regarding the associations between NNMT expression levels and survival outcomes (overall survival [OS], disease-specific survival [DSS] including cancer-specific survival [CSS], and time to tumor progression [TTP] including disease-free survival [DFS], progression-free survival [PFS], and metastasis-free survival [MeFS]). Publication biases were also examined. All analyses were performed using STATA 12.0 software. Results: A total of 3340 patients with solid tumors from nine published studies were included. The combined hazard ratio (HR) identified high NNMT expression levels as a poor prognostic predictor of OS (HR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.23–2.26). However, NNMT levels had no significant association with DSS (HR = 1.47, 95% CI = 0.95–2.28) and TTP (HR = 1.13, 95%CI = 0.39–3.25). Conclusion: High NNMT expression levels may be a poor prognostic biomarker for patients with solid tumors.

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Li, S., Qiao, L., Yang, Z., & He, C. (2018, October 8). Prognostic value of Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression in patients with solid tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Physiology. Frontiers Media S.A. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01407

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