CD36 as a marker of acute myeloid leukemia prognosis: A systematic review

CD36 is a glycoprotein associated with resistance to chemotherapy and the recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia. This systematic review aims to evaluate the impact of CD36 on the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia, a complex heterogeneous malignant hematopoietic disease. The Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and SciELO databases were searched until September 2023. Only studies that analyzed CD36 expression in humans were included. Of 905 articles identified from the databases, 600 were screened and nine were included. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the studies. According to this systematic review, CD36 is associated with different prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia, including remission and relapse of the disease, overall survival, and chemoresistance.