Systematic review and REMARK scoring of renal cell carcinoma prognostic circulating biomarker manuscripts

Marco A J Iafolla, Sarah Picardo, Kyaw Aung and Aaron R Hansen

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Background: No validated molecular biomarkers exist to help guide prognosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients. We seek to evaluate the quality of published prognostic circulating RCC biomarker manuscripts using the Reporting Recommendations for Tumor Marker Prognostic Studies (REMARK) guidelines. Methods: The phrase “(renal cell carcinoma OR renal cancer OR kidney cancer OR kidney carcinoma) AND circulating AND (biomarkers OR cell free DNA OR tumor DNA OR methylated cell free DNA OR methylated tumor DNA)” was searched in Embase, Medline and PubMed March 2018. Relevant manuscripts were scored using 48 REMARK sub-criteria for a maximal score of 20 points. Results: The search identified 535 publications: 33 were manuscripts of primary research and were analyzed. The mean REMARK score was 10.6 (range 6.42–14.2). All manuscripts stated their biomarker, study objectives and method of case selection. The lowest scoring criteria: time lapse between storage of blood/serum and marker assay (n = 2) and lack of flow diagram (n = 2). REMARK scores were significantly higher in publications stating adherence to REMARK guidelines (p = 0.0307) and reporting statistically significant results (p = 0.0318). Conclusions: Most RCC prognostic biomarker manuscripts poorly adhere to the REMARK guidelines. Better designed studies and appropriate reporting are required to address this urgent unmet need.

Date: 2019
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