The diagnostic accuracy of serum microRNAs in detection of cervical cancer: a systematic review protocol

  • Ssedyabane F
  • Niyonzima N
  • Ngonzi J
  • et al.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer remains a public health problem worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There are challenges in timely screening and diagnosis for early detection and intervention. Therefore, studies on cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia suggest the need for new diagnostic approaches including microRNA technology. Plasma/serum levels of microRNAs are elevated or reduced compared to the normal state and their diagnostic accuracy for detection of cervical neoplasms has not been rigorously assessed more so in low-resource settings such as Uganda. The aim of this systematic review was therefore to assess the diagnostic accuracy of serum microRNAs in detecting cervical cancer. METHODS: We will perform a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) statement. We will search for all articles in MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and CINAHL, as well as grey literature from 2012 to 2022. Our outcomes will be sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive values, positive predictive values or area under the curve (Nagamitsu et al, Mol Clin Oncol 5:189-94, 2016) for each microRNA or microRNA panel. We will use the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (Whiting et al, Ann Intern Med 155:529-36, 2011) tool to assess the risk of bias of included studies. Our results will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis for Diagnostic Test Accuracy studies (PRISMA-DTA). We will summarise studies in a flow chart and then describe them using a structured narrative synthesis. If possible, we shall use the Lehmann model bivariate approach for the meta analysis USE OF THE REVIEW RESULTS: This systematic review will provide information on the relevance of microRNAs in cervical cancer. This information will help policy makers, planners and researchers in determining which particular microRNAs could be employed to screen or diagnose cancer of the cervix. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: This protocol has been registered in PROSPERO under registration number CRD42022313275.

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Ssedyabane, F., Niyonzima, N., Ngonzi, J., Tusubira, D., Ocan, M., Akena, D., … Obuku, E. A. (2023). The diagnostic accuracy of serum microRNAs in detection of cervical cancer: a systematic review protocol. Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41512-023-00142-4

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