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. 2022 Feb 4;29(2):881–891. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29020075

Table 2.

The outcome of the dendritic cell vaccination strategy.

Author, Year Number Median
OS
Median
PFS
6-Month
PFS
6-Month
OS
12-Month
OS
24-Month
OS
Toxicity
Batich, 2017 [21] Case: 11
Control: 23
41.1
19.2
25.3
8.0
100
78.3
100
95.7
100
52.2
72.7
17.4
No adverse events
Buchroithner, 2013 [23] Case: 19
Control: 21
14.6
12.7
89.0
62.0
No adverse events
Buchroithner, 2018 [22] Case: 34
Control: 42
18.8
18.9
66.7
71.4
- Thrombopenia (n = 7)
- lymphopenia (n = 1)
- leucopenia (n = 2)
- rash (n = 2)
- fatigue (n = 3)
- headache (n = 2)
- nausea (n = 1)
Chang, 2011 [24] Case: 17
Control: 63
17.3
12.7
85.1
81.0
64.7
55.6
41.2
11.1
- Lymphopenia (n = 17)
- serum AST/ALT elevations (n = 8)
- seizures (n= 3)
- hydrocephalus (n = 1)
Cho, 2012 [25] Case: 18
Control: 16
ND: 31.9
ND: 15.0
ND: 8.5
ND: 8.0
100
100
88.9
75.0
ND: 88.9
ND: 75.0
ND: 44.4
ND: 18.8
- abnormal liver function (n = 1)
- mild lymphopenia (n = 1)
Jie, 2012 [26] Case: 13
Control: 12
ND: 17.0
ND: 10.5
ND: 92.3
ND: 91.7
92.3
100
ND: 69.2
ND: 41.7
ND: 7.7
ND: 0.0
- fever (n = 2)
- red papules (n = 1)
Leplina, 2007 [27] Case: 39
Control: 80
74.4
52.5
35.9
27.5
No adverse events
Muller, 2015 [28] Case: 117
Control: 165
81.3
76.3
52.3
43.6
No adverse events
Prins, 2011 [29]
Case: 9
Control: 82
31.4
15.9
100
80
100
100
88.9
70.7
55.6
24.4
No adverse events
Vik-Mo, 2013 [30] Case: 7
Control: 10
100
100
58.7
80.0
71.4
30.0
- Fatigue (n = 7)
- anorexia (n = 5)
- focal epileptic seizures (n = 1)
Wheeler, 2004 [32] Case: 13
Control: 13
100
100
92.3
61.5
53.8
15.4
No adverse events
Wen, 2019 [31] Case: 75
Control: 42
MD: 17
MD: 15
MD: 11.2
MD: 9.0
69.1
60.4
- Nervous system disorder (n = 4)
- fatigue (n = 3)
- musculoskeletal disorder (n = 1)
- blood disorders (n = 6)
- infections (2)
- metabolic disorders (n = 9)
- skin disorders (n = 8)
Yamanaka, 2005
[36]
Case: 18
Control: 27
88.6
88.6
61.1
59.3
22.2
3.7
No adverse events
Yao, 2018 [34] Case: 22
Control: 21
MD: 17.3
MD: 10.7
77.2
66.7
- fever (n = 1)
- erythema (n = 1)
Yu, 2004 [35] Case: 14
Control: 26
33.2
7.5
100
57.7
78.6
26.9
42.9
7.7
No adverse events

Publication bias: The heterogeneity across the studies in assessing the efficacy of DCV on mid-term survival was insignificant, with I2 values ranging from 0.0 to 0.39, and Egger test excluded non-significant publication bias in the analyses.