Table 4 Patient characteristics and outcome summary of clinical studies.

From: The strategy and clinical relevance of in vitro models of MAP resistance in osteosarcoma: a systematic review

Reference

Year

Study location

Age

Gender (F:M)

Sample characteristics

Patient characteristics

Treatment

Sample number

Sample type

Expression analysed

Method

Outcome measure

P<0.05

[75]

1995

Italy

47% ≤14, 53% 15-39

1.04: 1

Stage IIA-IIB, High grade

ND, NM, Op, EOS

hdMAP

92

PRE

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Necrosis

No

[83]

1999

Italy

54% ≤14, 46% >14

1: 1.18

Grade III-IV, Mixed subtype

ND, NM, Op, EOS

Post-op DOX

37

PRE

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Relapse

Yes

[84]

2020

China

53% <18, 47% ≥18

1: 1.4

Stage IIA-IIB, Mixed subtype

ND, NM, Op, EOS

hdMAP

72

PRE

↓Circ-LARP4, gene regulation, miR-424 sponge

qPCR

Necrosis

Yes

[76]

2003

Israel

15-67

Mixed

Matched

EOS

hdMAP

6

PRE vs R

↑MRP1, ATP-dependent efflux protein

WB

Relapse

No

↑RFC, MTX entry

No

11-81

1: 2.1

Mixed subtype

20

↑MRP1, ATP-dependent efflux protein

No

↑RFC, MTX entry

Yes

1: 2

9

PRE

↓RFC1, MTX entry

Necrosis

Yes

[74]

2021

Japan

<21

1: 2.83

High grade, Mixed subtype

EOS

MAPi

24

PRE

↑CDK4, Cell cycle regulator

qRT-PCR

Necrosis

Yes

[85]

2016

Japan

Mean 15, 10-25

1: 1

Osteoblastic

EOS

MAP

8

PRE

↑miR-100, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

qRT-PCR

Necrosis

Yes

↑miR-125b, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

Yes

↑miR-483-3p, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

No

↑miR-124, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

No

↑miR-127-3p, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

No

↓miR-887, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

No

Mean 14, 9-22

1: 1.22

Mixed subtype

20

↑miR-125b, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

Yes

↑miR-100, Post-transcriptional gene regulation

Yes

[28]

2001

China

Mean 18, 4-16

Stage II-B

hdMAP

45

PRE

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Necrosis

No

POST

Yes

[86]

2018

China

Matched

1: 1

Stage matched

MAP

42

POST

↓miR-377, Post-transcriptional gene regulation, Targets apoptosis regulator XIAP

RT-PCR

Necrosis

Yes

[77]

2009

Iran

20% ≤12, 80% 13-39

1: 2.33

Stage IIB, High grade, Mixed subtype

ND, NM, Op, EOS

hdMAPi

30

PRE

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Relapse

Yes

15

Necrosis

No

[36]

2008

Italy

<40

High grade

ND, NM, EOS, COS

hdMAPi

61

PRE

↑DHFR, Folate metabolism

IHC

Relapse

No

Yes

↑c-MYC, Transcription factor

Yes

Necrosis

No

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

No

No

[78]

1995

Italy

Grade III-IV, Mixed subtype

NM, Op, EOS

hdMAPi

36

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

SQ-IF

Necrosis

No

[79]

2003

Italy

24% ≤12, 76% 13-39

1: 1

High grade, Mixed subtype

ND, NM, Op, EOS

hdMAP

149

PRE

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Relapse

Yes

Necrosis

No

[80]

2006

Italy

19% ≤12, 81% 13-39

1 : 1.56

High grade, Mixed subtype

ND, NM, Op, EOS, COS

hdMAPi

94

PRE

↑PGP, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Necrosis

No

Relapse

Yes

[48]

2021

China

50% ≤20, 50% >20

1.13: 1

Grade I-III, Mixed subtype

MAP

68

POST

↑ABCG2, ATP-dependent efflux protein

IHC

Necrosis

Yes

[26]

1997

Japan

Mean 16.2, 5-30

1: 1.5

Stage IIA-III, Grade III-IV, Mixed subtype

EOS

hdMAPi

54

PRE

↑MT, Zinc binding protein

IHC

Necrosis

No

↑GST, Glutathione transferase

No

↑HSP27, Chaperone protein

No

↑LRP, Co-receptor for Wnt pathway

No

60

POST

↑MT, Zinc binding protein

Yes

↑GST, Glutathione transferase

Yes

↑HSP27, Chaperone protein

Yes

↑LRP, Co-receptor for Wnt pathway

Yes

[81]

2017

China

66% ≤20, 44% >20

1: 1.71

Stage I-IV

Op, EOS

hdMAPi

133

↑PTN, Growth factor, Regulates PGP expression via ALK/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway

IHC

Local relapse

Yes

Necrosis

Yes

Lung metastasis

No

[82]

2014

China

Mean 9.6, 7-14, Matched

1: 1

Stage IIA-III, Matched

Op, EOS

hdMAP

12

POST

↓TWIST-1, Transcription factor

WB

Necrosis

Yes

6-16

1: 1.7

Stage IIA-III

70

↑miR-33a, Post-transcriptional gene regulation, Downregulates TWIST1

qRT-PCR

Yes

↓TWIST-1, Transcription factor

WB

Yes

[87]

2018

China

70% <25, 30% ≥ 25

1: 1.43

Stage I-III

Op

MAPi

80

↑circPVT1, Gene regulation, Regulator of PGP expression

qRT-PCR

Necrosis

Yes

Lung metastasis

Yes

  1. Data was extracted from clinical studies included in this review. Treatment is shown for neoadjuvant regimen unless otherwise stated. Doses of each drug and number of cycles may vary and were not recorded. Due to variability in reporting patient age is recorded as mean with range, % in each age group, matched or < or >. The common function of each resistance factor is indicated in italics with any proposed functions as listed in each study recorded after. (Pro) Prospective, (Ret) Retrospective, (ND) Newly diagnosed, (NM) Non-metastatic, (Op) Operable, (EOS) extremity OS, (COS) central OS, (PRE) Pre-treatment, (R) Relapsed, (POST) Post-treatment, (IHC) Immunohistochemistry, (SQ-IF) Semi-quantitative immunofluorescence, (WB) Western blot, (–) Not clearly stated.