Research Article
Association between Tumor Vasculogenic Mimicry and the Poor Prognosis of Gastric Cancer in China: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 4
Meta-analysis of VM and the clinical and pathological features of patients with GC.
| Clinical and pathological features | Number of studies | Number of patients | Pooled OR [95% CI] | Heterogeneity | Fixed | value | Random | value | (%) | value |
| III/IV clinical stage | 6 [13, 18–20, 22, 24] | 789 | 3.35 2.31, 4.86] | <0.00001 | 3.12 1.52, 6.42] | <0.0001 | 65 | 0.01 | Lymph node metastasis | 7 [13, 18–20, 22–24] | 910 | 2.82 2.04, 3.92] | <0.00001 | 2.84 1.95, 4.14] | <0.00001 | 20 | 0.28 | Poor differentiation | 7 [13, 18–20, 22–24] | 910 | 3.64 2.53, 5.24] | <0.00001 | 3.92 2.33, 6.59] | <0.00001 | 35 | 0.16 | Blood metastasis | 3 [19, 22, 24] | 331 | 3.79 2.14, 6.71] | <0.00001 | 4.34 1.57, 11.96] | 0.005 | 54 | 0.11 | T3/4 invasion | 2 [13, 22] | 335 | 2.95 1.63, 5.35] | 0.0003 | 3.06 1.29, 7.27] | 0.01 | 17 | 0.27 |
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VM, vasculogenic mimicry; GC, gastric cancer; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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