Effect of FAT1 gene expression on the prognosis of medulloblastoma in children: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: It was reported that cloning human adipose atypical cadherin 1 (FAT1) has an effect on the prognosis of medulloblastoma (MB), while the conclusion still needs to be further proved. Therefore, this study attempted to explore the effect of the high expression of FAT1 on the prognosis of MB children. METHODS: The database was retrieved from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical literature Database (CBM), Chinese Scientific and Journal Database (VIP), Wan Fang database, PubMed, and EMBASE. Hazard ratios (HRs) and its 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were applied to assess the prognostic effect of FAT1 on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). RevMan 5.3 and STATA 16.0 software were used to perform the meta-analysis. RESULTS: The results of the study would be published in peer-reviewed journals or at relevant meetings. CONCLUSION: Our findings revealed the effect of the high expression of FAT1 on the prognosis of MB children. Such studies may find a new prognostic marker for MB children and help clinicians and health professionals make clinical decisions. OSF REGISTRATION NUMBER: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/5FN8M.