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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the present meta analysis

From: Increased expression of Ki-67 is a poor prognostic marker for colorectal cancer patients: a meta analysis

Author/Country/Year

Detection

Quantitative

Antibody

Fixed

Positivea

Median age

History

 

Cut off

Patient

method

method

type

method

Rate(%)

(Range)

Type/ Stage

Therapy

Value

Number

Meyer [5]

Germany 2009

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

88.8%

64(28–91)

CC

II-IV

S + C

NR

392

Garrity [6]

Canada 2004

NR

quantitative

NR

formalin

62.4%

NR

CRC

II-III

S + C

27.0%

366

Fodor [7]

America 2012

Tissue microarrays

quantitative

NR

formalin

52.0%

71.5(18–97)

CRC

I-IV

S + C

60.0%

867

Salminen [8]

Finland 2005

microscope

quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

45.2%

66(36–86)

RC

I-IV

S + R

40.0%

146

Zhang [9]

China 2015

Tissue microarrays

quantitative

NR

formalin

47.9%

72(37–93)

CRC

I-IV

S + R

40.0%

73

Yoshimura [10]

Japan 2003

microscope

quantitative

monoclonal

NR

NR

65

CRC

III

S

62.0%

56

Li [11]

China 2010

Tissue microarrays

semi-quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

78.8%

65(22–95)

CC

I-IV

S

10.0%

203

Li [12]

China 2011

Tissue microarrays

semi-quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

78.8%

65(22–95)

CC

I-IV

S

10.0%

203

Dawson [13]

Switzerland 2014

Tissue microarrays

quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

NR

71(35–93)

CRC

I-IV

S + C

30.0%

188

Weber 2001 [14]

France 2001

microscope

quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

50.2%

61(29–80)

CRCLM

I-IV

S + C

50.0%

221

Xi [15]

China 2011

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

59.7%

62(20–81)

CRC

I-IV

S

score > 5

201

Ivanecz [16]

Slovenia 2014

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

28.0%

62(27–78)

CRCLM

I-IV

S + C

50.0%

98

Rosati [17]

Italy 2004

microscope

semi-quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

55.3%

66(29–79)

CRC

II-III

S + C

10.0%

103

Nishihara [18]

Japan 2009

microscope

quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

51.2%

68(33–94)

CRC

I-IV

S

40.0%

201

Scopa [19]

Greece 2003

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

NR

64.0%

66(25–82)

CRC

I-IV

S + C

5.0%

117

Visca [20]

Italy 1999

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

90%

64

CRC

I-IV

S

20.0%

100

Handa [21]

Japan 1999

microscope

quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

65.8%

66(39–90)

CRC

I-IV

S

19.5%

73

Bahnassy [22]

Egypt 2004

microscope

quantitative

NR

NR

NR

NR

CRC

I-IV

S

11.5%

60

Buglioni 1999 [23]

microscope

quantitative

NR

NR

50.3%

64(56–70)

CRC

I-IV

S

25.0%

171

Bertolini [24]

Italy 2007

microscope

quantitative

NR

formalin

90.0%

64(26–78)

RC

I-III

S + C + R

20.0%

91

Kimura [25]

Japan 2000

microscope

quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

31.0%

63.1 ± 10.7

CRC

II-IV

S

50.6%

71

Fernandez-Cebrian [26]

Spain 2007

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

NR

69.1%

63.9(45–96)

CC

II

S

25.0%

162

Wu 2012 [27]

China 2012

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

78.7%

62(22–83)

CRC

I-IV

S

score > 5

192

Furudoi 2001 [28]

Japan 2001

microscope

quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

45.0%

63.2 ± 13.9

CRC

II-IV

S + C

47.9%

111

Lin [29]

China 2008

microscope

semi-quantitative

mouse monoclonal

NR

18.3%

64

CRC

I-IV

S

50.0%

60

Hayashi 2015 [30]

Japan 2015

microscope

quantitative

mouse monoclonal

formalin

63.5%

65(35–83)

CRCLM

I-IV

S + C

30.0%

54

Ajani [31]

America 2010

microscope

quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

50.0%

NR

RC

I-IV

C + R

median

30

Li [32]

China 2009

microscope

quantitative

monoclonal

formalin

78.8%

65(22–95)

CC

I-IV

S

10.0%

203

Hu 2009 [33]

China 2009

microscope

quantitative

NR

formalin

30.7%

56.6(34–75)

CRC

NR

S

10.0%

52

Roxburgh [34]

Scotland 2013

Tissue microarrays

quantitative

mouse monoclonal

NR

61%

NR

CRC

I-III

S + C

15%

230

Shin 2014 [35]

Korea 2014

microscope

quantitative

NR

NR

74.4%

63(30–87)

CRC

I-IV

S + C

50.0%

266

Nash [36]

America 2010

microscope

quantitative

NR

formalin

66.0%

63(19–84)

CRCLM

I-IV

S + C

50.0%

188

Prall [37]

Germany 2004

Tissue microarrays

quantitative

mouse monoclonal

NR

50.0%

64.8(29–90)

CRC

I-IV

S + C + R

median

149

Zlobec [38]

Switzerland 2008

Tissue microarrays

quantitative

NR

NR

42.5%

68.7(36–96)

RC

I-IV

S + C + R

15.0%

482

  1. NR not reported, OS overall survival, DFS disease free survival, S surgery, C chemotherapy, R radiotherapy, CRC colorectal cancer, CRCLM colorectal liver metastases, CC colon cancer, RC rectal cancer, NOS Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale, IHC immunohistochemistry
  2. apositive status was defined according to cut off value