Primary study · included by 1 review

Al Kassam et al. 2007

ProbableThe reviews cited this study without a PMID, DOI or NCT, so it is matched by first author and year. Two different studies by the same author in the same year could be merged here.

Included by

Diagnostic Efficacy of Serum Biomarkers for Oral Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · DTA · 2026 · cited as Al Kassam 2007 · Table 1; Table 2

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Sensitivity Serum MMP-9 (index test) vs Biopsy with histopathology (reference standard)	Sensitivity 0.30 [0.00, 0.89]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Sensitivity Serum E-cadherin (index test) vs Biopsy with histopathology (reference standard)	Sensitivity 0.46 [0.01, 0.98]	2 studies	GRADE not reported
Sensitivity Serum Galectin-3 (index test) vs Biopsy with histopathology (reference standard)	Sensitivity 0.42 [0.01, 0.98]	2 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.