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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the final meta-analysis of Ki-67 expression and prognosis of lymphoma

From: Ki-67 is a valuable prognostic predictor of lymphoma but its utility varies in lymphoma subtypes: evidence from a systematic meta-analysis

First author

Year

Country

Patient (P/N)

Age (year)

Disease subtype

High Ki-67 expression threshold

Antibody

Sample source

Therapy regimen

HR (95% CI) of OS

HR (95% CI) of DFS

Quality score

Study type

Salek

2013 [40]

Czech

210 (74/136)

NA

MCL

30% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

From no chemotherapy to intensive induction with or without ASCT

2.05 (1.45-2.89)

NA

7

R

         

R-treated

2.63 (1.72-4.04)

NA

  

Li

2013 [5]

America

43 (18/25)

46 median

NK/TL

60% (image analysis)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP + RT mostly

5.15 (1.52-17.58)

3.43 (1.1-10.72)

6

R

Geisler

2012 [6]

Europe

122 (33/89)

56 median

MCL

33% (estimated)

NA

NA

R-CHOP/R-AraC + ASCT

2.64 (1.46-4.77)

2.32 (1.39-3.89)

7

p

Li

2012 [7]

China

118 (55/63)

53 median

DLBCL

70% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

R-CHOP + RT

1.284 (1.075-1.535)

3.38 (1.64-6.93)

8

R

Salles

2011 [19]

Europea and America

1138 (627/511)

NA

DLBCL

75% (estimated)

NA

TMAs

R-CHOP

1.8 (1.1-2.9)

NA

8

p

         

CHOP

1 (0.6-1.5)

NA

  

Gaudio

2011 [20]

Italy

111 (38/73)

60 median

DLBCL

80% (estimated)

NA

WTS

R-CHOP

2.1 (1.6-4.8)

2.6 (1.2-3.8)

6

R

         

CHOP

2.1 (0.9-4.3)

NA

  

Song

2011 [21]

Korea

65 (31/34)

59 median

DLBCL

70% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

HD-MTx + WBRT

1.657 (0.893-3.259)

NA

5

R

Ott

2010 [22]

Europe

386 (283/103)

68 median

DLBCL

75% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1

TMAs

R-CHOP

0.8 (0.4-1.5)

0.8 (0.5-1.4)

7

P

         

CHOP

1.1 (0.6-1.9)

0.9 (0.5-1.4)

  

Barros

2010 [23]

Germany

87 (53/34)

14 median

HL

50% (image analysis)

Anti-MIB-1

TMAs

ABVD + RT

NA

NA

7

R

Goy

2010 [8]

Europea and America

67 (16/51)

66 median

MCL

50% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

Bortezomib

1.93 (0.9-4.1)

NA

5

P

Yoon

2010 [24]

Korea

144 (46/98)

54 median

DLBCL

85% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

R-CHOP + partial RT

2.876 (0.972-8.508)

2.9 (1.26-6.7)

9

P

Chung

2010 [25]

Canada

80 (22/58)

64 median

MCL

50% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP mostly

4.4 (2.24-8.64)

NA

4

R

Garcia

2008

America

76 (38/38)

62 median

MCL

20% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

R-hyper-CVAD

NA

NA

9

P

His

2008

America

52 (17/35)

56 median

MCL

35% (estimated and image analysis)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

R-CHOP + ASCT

NA

2.46 (1.14-5.31)

9

P

Hasselblom

2008 [10]

Sweden

199 (149/50)

66 median

DLBCL

49% (image analysis)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP/CHOP like + partial RT

0.625 (0.256-1.11)

NA

8

P

Szczuraszek

2008 [28]

Poland

53 (24/29)

56.3 mean

NHL

30% (image analysis)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

NR

2.567 (1.144-5.761)

NA

6

R

Determann

2008 [29]

Europe

249 (nr)

NA

MCL

10% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1 or Ki-S5

NA

CHOP or MCP or R-CHOP

1.27 (1.15-1.39)

NA

6

P

Kim

2007 [30]

Korea

50 (27/23)

41 median

NK/TL

65% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

CHOP + partial RT

4.33 (1.108-16.918)

3.23 (1.07-9.72)

8

R

Bahnassy

2006 [31]

Egypt

50 (35/15)

45 median

NHL

30% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

CHOP + partial RT

0.696 (0.274-1.766)

NA

7

R

Jerkeman

2004 [9]

Europe

185 (69/116)

NA

DLBCL

60% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

CHOP or M-BACOP

0.56 (0.3-1)

0.53 (0.31-0.91)

5

P

Martinez

2004 [32]

Spain

80 (nr)

NA

MCL

50% (estimated)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

NA

4.4 (1.9-9.9)

NA

4

R

Seki

2003 [33]

Japan

27 (14/13)

59.7 mean

DLBCL

40% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP

 

NA

6

R

Provencio

2003 [34]

Spain

42 (nr)

29mean

HL

20% (NA)

NA

WTS

MOPP or ABVD

3.3 (0.85-12.5)

2.21 (0.92-5.33)

4

R

Raty

2002 [35]

Finland

96 (31/65)

NA

MCL

26% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP or M-BACOD mostly + partial RT and SCT

3.25 (1.9-5.58)

NA

5

R

Sanchez

1998 [36]

Spain

77 (36/41)

62 median

DLBCL

20% (image analysis)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

CHOP + partial RT or surgery

1.74 (1.064-2.848)

1.06 (0.48-2.33)

6

R

Morente

1997 [37]

Spain

140 (nr)

NA

HL

Continuous variable (image analysis)

Anti-MIB-1

WTS

MOPP or ABVD + RT

1.04 (1–1.08)

NA

4

R

Miller

1994 [38]

America

60 (11/49)

NA

DLBCL

80% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP, M-BACOD, ProMACE-CytaBOM, or M-BACOP

5.9 (2.2-16.1)

NA

8

P

Slymen

1990 [39]

America

105 (19/86)

58 median

DLBCL

60% (estimated)

Anti-Ki-67

WTS

CHOP, M-BACOD, ProMACE-CytaBOM, CVP or M-BACOP + partial RT or surgery

3.64 (1.66-7.95)

NA

8

R

  1. P/N, the number of positive/negative; NK/TL. NK/T cell lymphoma; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; DLBCL, difftuse largeB-cell lymphoma; NHL, Non Hodgkin Lymphoma; HL, Hodgkin Lymphoma; NA, not availiable; WTS, whole tissue sections; TMAs, tissue microarrays; HR, hazard ratio; 95CI%, 95% confidence interval; OS, overall survival; DFS, disease free survival; P, prospective; R, retrospective; R-CHOP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone; RT, radiotherapy; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; WBRT, Whole Brain Radiotherapy; ABVD, adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine; R-hyper-CVAD, rituximab plus hyperfractioned cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone; MCP, mitoxantrone, chlorambucil, and prednisone; M-BACOD(P), methotrexate, bleomycin, doxorubicin, cyclophospha-mide, vincristine, dexamethasone (prednisone); MOPP, mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone; ProMACE-CytaBOM, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, etopo-side, cytarabine, bleomycin, vincristine, methotrexate with leucovorin rescue, and prednisone.