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Table 1 Characteristics of the studies included in this meta-analysis

From: Cytokine-induced killer cell/dendritic cell combined with cytokine-induced killer cell immunotherapy for treating advanced gastrointestinal cancer

Gender (Male/Female)

Mean age (Y)

Treatment design

Follow-up (M)

Study design

Stages

Outcomes assessed

Exp

Con

Jiang/200 6[11]

Exp: 21/11;

Con: 18/7

Exp: 54;

Con: 52

CIK + FOLFOX4 (N = 32)

FOLFOX4 (N = 25)

60

Prospective

GC: IV

CR, PR, ORR, QOL

Shi/201 2[12]

Exp: 43/31;

Con: 58/19

Exp: 58 ± 2.1;

Con: 56 ± 1.5

CIK + COD (N = 74)

COD (N = 77)

80

Retrospective

GC: III, IV

OS, PFS

Zhao/201 3[13]

Exp: 40/13;

Con: 87/25

NA

CIK + FUP or FOLFOX4 (N = 53)

FUP or FOLFOX4 (N = 112)

120

Retrospective

GC: II, III

OS, PFS

Lin/201 5[14]

Exp: 76/58;

Con: 64/57

NA

DC–CIK + 5-FU, FOLFOX/XELOX (N = 134)

5-FU, FOLFOX/XELOX (N = 121)

50

Prospective

CRC: KPS score > 60

Thrombocytopenia, nausea, vomiting, abnormal liver function

Mu/201 6[15]

Exp: 10/3;

Con: 10/5

NA

CIK + FOLFOX4/DCF (N = 13)

FOLFOX4/DCF (N = 15)

24

Prospective

GC: III, IV

OS, PFS, CR, PR, ORR, thrombocytopenia, nausea, vomiting, neutropenia

Zhao/201 6[16]

Exp: 41/20;

Con: 41/20

Exp: 58;

Con: 60

CIK + FOLFOX4 (N = 61)

FOLFOX4 (N = 61)

72

Prospective

CRC: KPS score > 70

OS, PFS, CR, PR, ORR, neutropenia

Peng/201 7[17]

Exp: 14/9;

Con: 15/8

Exp: 52.2 ± 7.9;

Con: 51.4 ± 8.5

CIK + FOLFOX4(N = 23)

FOLFOX4 (N = 23)

50

Prospective

CRC: II, III

QOL, nausea, vomiting, abnormal liver function, myelosuppression

Wang/201 7[18]

Exp: 38/13;

Con: 73/23

NA

CIK + FP (N = 51)

FP (N = 96)

80

Prospective

GC: II, III

OS, PFS, myelosuppression

Xie/201 7[19]

Exp: 39/32;

Con: 40/31

Exp: 55.3 ± 14.6;

Con: 55.6 ± 14.3

DC-CIK + FOLFIRI (N = 71)

FOLFIRI (N = 71)

120

Retrospective

CRC: III, IV

OS, PFS, QOL

  1. CIK Cytokine-induced killer biotherapy, COD cisplatin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel, Con control group, CR complete response, DC dendritic cell, DCF docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-florouracil, Exp experimental group, FOLFIRI irinotecan (CPT-11), leucovorin (LV), and 5-FU regimen, FOLFOX4 5-fluorouridine, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, FP 5-fluorouracil- and platinum, KPS Karnofsky performance status, M months, NA Not available, ORR overall response rate, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, PR partial response, QOL quality of life, Y years