“…Among 26 studies with a total of 2048 patients, the expression of six circRNAs (circ‐0001451, circ‐RAPGEF5, circ‐AMOTL1L, circ‐ESRP1, circ‐CYP24A1, and circ‐DVL1) was downregulated, 34,43,57,58,62,63 whereas 18 circRNAs (circ‐001895, circ‐001287, circ‐HIPK3, circ‐PDK1, circ‐MYLK, circ‐0085576, circ‐PTCH1, circ‐400,068, circ‐NUP98, circ‐001842, circ‐RS‐7 (two studies), circ‐AKT1, circ‐SDHC (two studies), circ‐TLK1, circ‐SNX6, circ‐0054537, circ‐CHST15, and circ‐PPP6R3) were upregulated in the RCC tissue 37–39,42,44,46–56,59–61,64 (Table S1). The tumor suppressor (downregulated) circRNAs were associated with smaller tumor size (OR = 0.71 [95% CI 0.58–0.87]; p = 0.001), lower T stage (OR = 0.45 [95% CI 0.27–0.75]; p = 0.002), less lymph node metastasis (OR = 0.29 [95% CI 0.12–0.72]; p = 0.008), less distant metastasis (OR = 0.24 [95% CI 0.14–0.41]; p < 0.001), and lower TNM stage (OR = 0.36 [95% CI 0.24–0.56]; p < 0.001).…”