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Androgen Receptor, EGFR, and BRCA1 as Biomarkers in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Main characteristics of all studies included in the meta-analysis for AR.

ReferencesYearOriginCase-controlsAntibody sourceDilutionCut-off value

Rakha et al. [1]2007UK277/1370BioGenex1 : 30>0%
Pristauz et al. [8]2010Austria44/91Dako1 : 100Not available
Gasparini et al. [10]2014USA371/256Dako1 : 100>5%
Chae et al. [22]2011Korea12/157DakoNot available>10
Hu et al. [23]2011USA211/1256Dako1 : 200>1%
Koo and Jung [24]2011Korea8/109Lab Vision Corp1 : 100Not available
Luo et al. [25]2010China137/132Zymed1 : 100>1%
Loibl et al. [26] 2011Germany111/562Dako1 : 150>1%
Micello et al. [27]2010Italy138/88Novocastra1 : 20>10%
Niemeier et al. [28]2010USA30/159Dako1 : 50>10%
Ogawa et al. [29]2008Japan42/185Dako1 : 100>10%
Park et al. [30] 2009Korea63/350DakoNot available>10%
Park et al. [31]2011Korea156/775Thermo ScientificNot available>10%
Peters et al. [32]2012Australia18/36Not availableNot availableNot available