Table 2. Associations between CXCR4 expression and OS of ovarian cancer grouped by selected factors.
Variables | No. of studies | No. of patients | ES (95% CI) | I2 (%) |
Country | ||||
Asian | 4 | 268 | 5.86(2.61–13.17) | 32.0 |
Non-Asian | 3 | 461 | 0.88(0.58–1.32) | 15.8 |
Stage III–IV (%) | ||||
>70 | 3 | 220 | 4.13(2.15–7.92) | 8.9 |
≤70 | 4 | 509 | 1.65(0.59–4.62) | 78.7 |
Subcellular localization | ||||
Cytoplasm | 2 | 163 | 3.25(0.41–25.90) | 74.3 |
Nucleus | 2 | 342 | 0.74(0.52–1.05) | 0.0 |
Follow-up (mo) | ||||
>60 | 2 | 289 | 2.82(0.17–47.01) | 92.1 |
≤60 | 4 | 316 | 3.12(0.83–11.72) | 55.2 |