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Table 4 Summary estimates of the hazard ratio (HR) for the associations of high Ki-67 expression with overall survival (OS) of subtypes 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

 

Heterogeneity

Subtypes of lymphoma

Number of studies

Number of patients

Pooled HR(95% CI)

P value

I2(%)

P value

HL

2

162

1.511(0.524-4.358)

0.445

64.7%

0.092

NHL

22

3708

1.777(1.463-2.159)

0.000

74.3%

0.000

DLBCL (total)

11

2588

1.457(1.123-1.891)

0.005

67.7%

0.000

DLBCL (with rituximab)

5

753

1.495(1.084-2.062)

0.014

52.3%

0.078

DLBCL (without rituximab)

9

1835

1.456(0.951-2.23)

0,084

74.8%

0.000

MCL (total)

7

904

2.48(1.61-3.81)

0.000

85.6%

0.000

MCL (with rituximab)

3

581

1.981(1.099-3.569)

0.023

87.4%

0.000

MCL (without rituximab)

3

243

3.123(2.049-4.76)

0.000

21.8%

0.278

NK/TL

2

93

4.766(1.917-11.849)

0.001

0%

0.853