Table 4. The information of the publications enrolled in this meta-analysis.
Year | Name | Tumor type | Population | Number | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017[24] | Xu | GC | China | 939 | OS |
2015[27] | Ma | NSCLC | China | 560 | RFS, OS |
2013[18] | Xu | NSCLC | China | 576 | OS |
2013[28] | Stenholm | GC | Germany | 674 | OS |
2012[21] | Yoon | NSCLC | Korea | 388 | RFS |
2013[30] | Zhang | BCL | China | 100 | OS |
2015[32] | Gupta | GBC | Indian | 606 | OS |
Current study | Xia | NSCLC | China | 454 | OS |
GC:gastric cancer, NSCLC:non-small cell lung cancer, BCL: B-cell lymphoma, GBC:gallbladder cancer.