Review Article
Prognostic Role of MicroRNA-200c-141 Cluster in Various Human Solid Malignant Neoplasms
Table 2
Characteristics of the studies on miR-141 included in this meta-analysis.
| Author | Publication year | Origin of population | Number of cases | Cancer type | Sample | Test method | Cut-off | Survival analysis | Estimated HR | Prognosis |
| Cheng et al. [37] | 2011 | America; China | 102; 156 | Colorectal cancer | Plasma | qRT-PCR | Median | OS | Reported | Negative |
| Diaz et al. [26] | 2014 | Spain | 56 | Colorectal cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | NA | OS; PFS | Estimated | Positive |
| Liu et al. [38] | 2014 | China | 212 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | Tissue | ISH | An SI score of 3 | OS | Reported | Positive |
| Tejero et al. [31] | 2014 | Spain | 70; 72 | Lung cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | NA | OS | Estimated | Negative |
| Selth et al. [39] | 2013 | Australia | 70 | Prostate cancer | Serum | qRT-PCR | Median | EFS | Reported | Positive |
| Liu et al. [32] | 2012 | China | 70 | Lung cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | 2-fold | OS | Reported | Negative |
| Marchini et al. [40] | 2013 | Italy | 52 | Ovarian cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | 25th quartiles | OS; PFS | Reported | Negative |
| Zhao et al. [41] | 2013 | China | 40 | Pancreatic cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | Median | OS | Estimated | Positive |
| Ratert et al. [19] | 2013 | Germany | 40 | Bladder cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | Median | OS | Estimated | Positive |
| Silva-Santos et al. [42] | 2013 | Portugal | 90 | Renal cancer | Tissue | qRT-PCR | Median | DSS | Estimated | Positive |
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qRT-PCR: quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction; ISH: in situ hybridization; NA: not available; SI (staining index score): staining intensity × proportion of positively stained cells; OS: overall survival; DFS: disease-free survival; PFS: progression-free survival; DSS: disease-specific survival.
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