“…No significant difference in serum ANG levels was noted between the subgroups ( p = 0.12). Regarding serum ANG levels in patients with specific types of cancer, patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) [ 27 , 28 ] (pooled SMD = 1.542, 95% CI = 0.496 to 2.587, p = 0.004), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) [ 29 – 32 ] (pooled SMD = 1.319, 95% CI = 0.574 to 2.064, p = 0.001), multiple myeloma (MM) [ 33 – 37 ] (pooled SMD = 0.822, 95% CI = 0.604 to 1.040, p < 0.001), and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) [ 29 , 38 ] (pooled SMD = 0.616, 95% CI = 0.254 to 0.978, p = 0.001) had significantly higher serum ANG levels than healthy controls; however, patients with hepatocellular cancer (HCC) [ 39 – 41 ] ( p = 0.249), breast cancer [ 12 , 19 , 42 , 43 ] ( p = 0.443), non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) [ 44 , 45 ] ( p = 0.257), and melanoma [ 46 , 47 ] ( p = 0.550) did not have significantly higher serum ANG levels than healthy controls (Figure S2 ). According to these results, we concluded that serum ANG levels are upregulated in patients with cancer, especially patients with CRC, AML, MM, melanoma, and MDSs.…”