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Table 4 Subgroup analysis for progression-free survival, overall survival and objective response rate

From: Pazopanib has equivalent anti-tumor effectiveness and lower Total costs than Sunitinib for treating metastatic or advanced renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Group

PFS

OS

ORR

No.of studies

HR (95% CI)

P

I2 (%)

No.of studies

HR (95% CI)

P

I2 (%)

No.of studies

RR (95% CI)

P

I2 (%)

Total

3

1.06 [0.98, 1.15]

0.13

0

8

0.92 [0.79–1.07]

0.29

61

8

1.03 [0.93, 1.13]

0.58

48

Nation

 USA

1

1.05 [0.90, 1.22]

0.53

NA

4

0.86 [0.77, 0.95]

0.004

28

2

1.24 [1.03, 1.51]

0.03

0

 Canada

1

1.08 [0.98, 1.19]

0.12

NA

2

1.25 [0.78, 1.98]

0.35

75

1

0.91 [0.81, 1.04]

0.16

NA

 Korea

1

0.91 [0.64, 1.30]

0.62

NA

1

0.70 [0.49, 0.99]

0.04

NA

1

1.57 [0.98, 2.52]

0.06

NA

 Italy

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

0.94 [0.38, 2.32]

0.89

NA

2

1.28 [0.90, 1.82]

0.17

NA

 UK

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

1.05 [0.35, 3.16]

0.93

NA

 France

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

0.89 [0.48, 1.63]

0.70

NA

The number of pazopanib

 >100

2

1.07 [0.99, 1.16]

0.1

0

3

0.93 [0.81, 1.06]

0.26

60

2

1.05 [0.78, 1.42]

0.73

85

 <100

1

0.91 [0.64, 1.30]

0.62

NA

5

0.95 [0.65, 1.38]

0.77

69

6

1.25 [0.96, 1.62]

0.09

0

classification a

 Poor risk

1

0.91 [0.64, 1.30]

0.62

NA

2

0.90 [0.56, 1.44]

0.66

78

1

1.57 [0.98, 2.52]

0.06

NA

 Intermediate risk

NA

NA

NA

NA

2

1.36 [0.73, 2.52]

0.33

73

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Mixed group

2

1.07 [0.99, 1.16]

0.1

0

7

0.95 [0.82, 1.11]

0.54

61

7

1.01 [0.91, 1.11]

0.85

43

Study design

 RS

2

1.07 [0.97, 1.17]

0.17

0

7

0.93 [0.77, 1.12]

0.44

67

5

1.17 [0.85, 1.61]

0.33

58

 RCT

1

1.05 [0.90, 1.22]

0.53

NA

1

0.91 [0.76, 1.08]

0.29

NA

3

1.19 [1.00, 1.43]

0.05

0

  1. Abbreviations: PFS: progression-free survival, OS: overall survival, ORR: objective response rate, HR, hazard ratio, RR: relative risk, RS: retrospective study, RCT: randomized controlled trial, NA: not available
  2. a Patients were classified according to the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk group