Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Dec 15, 2023; 15(12): 2212-2224
Published online Dec 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i12.2212
Table 1 Characteristics of studies included for the meta-analysis
Reference
Yr
Country
Ethnicity
Age
Method
Study design
Stage
Cancer type
Cut-off values
n (E +)
Follow-up time in mo (range)
OS (HR with 95%CI)
NOS
Jiang et al[17]2013ChinaAsian60IHCRetrospective1-4Gastric cancerHSCORE > 0305 (60.0%)Median 40 (3-135)0.60 (0.35–1.01)9
Wang et al[18]2018ChinaAsian61.6IHCRetrospective1-4Gastric cancerMedian number of stained cells587 (49.9%)Median 48 (1-117)1.71 (1.327–2.203)9
Park et al[19]2021KoreaAsian59IHCRetrospective2-3Gastric cancerImmunostaining 5% 385 (61.6%)NA0.30 (0.13–0.68)7
Chen et al[20]2022ChinaAsian65IHCRetrospective2-3Gastric cancerMedian number of stained cells496 (49.0%)Median 37 (4-76)2.236 (1.427–3.504)7
Shan et al[21]2016ChinaAsian55IHCRetrospective1-4ESCC3 points64 (85.9%)Median 31 (7-105)1 (0.932-1.072)8
Hou et al[22]2017ChinaAsian58IHCRetrospective2-3ESCC3 points45 (22.2%) < 100 1.102 (0.292–4.157)7
Duan et al[23]2018ChinaAsian58IHCRetrospective1-4ESCC1%95 (37.9%)Median 32 (3-84)0.405 (0.148–1.103)9
Hong et al[24]2019KoreaAsian64IHCRetrospective1-4ESCC1%396 (50.8%)Median 24.8 (0.5-210.0)1.60 (1.13–2.27)8
Zhao et al[25]2020ChinaAsian65IHCRetrospective1-4ESCCHSCORE > 3183 (47.5%)NA2.620 (1.569–4.375)8