Prognostic impact of Fusobacterium nucleatum in head and neck cancers: a meta-analysis of critical oncological outcomes
Asuman Feda Bayrak, Mehmet Emin Arayici, Ozden Savas, Erdogan Ozgur, Aydan Ozkutuk, Enis Alpin Guneri · 2025
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Asuman Feda Bayrak and co-authors pool studies on whether a mouth bacterium worsens the outlook in head and neck cancers. The bacterium is already tied to bowel cancer's story. Its role in cancers of the mouth and throat was murkier.
Four databases were searched from the start through late 2025. Studies linking the bacterium's abundance to survival were pooled. Both overall and disease-specific survival were combined under standard models. Study quality was graded with a standard scale. If the bacterium flags worse outcomes, it could guide follow-up intensity. It might even become a target one day. The meta-analysis separates pooled signal from single-study noise.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Asuman Feda Bayrak, Mehmet Emin Arayici, Ozden Savas, Erdogan Ozgur, Aydan Ozkutuk, Enis Alpin Guneri |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |