Review Article

CD147 as a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 4

Meta-analyses of CD147 Expression classified by clinicopathological parameters.

VariablesNumber of studiesModelOR (95% CI) valueHeterogeneity (, value)

Tumor size (≤5 cm/>5 cm)5Random0.38 (0.14, 1.03)0.0688%, <0.00001
Cirrhosis (absent/present)4Random0.44 (0.13, 1.45)0.1860%, 0.06
Differentiation (well/middle or low)5Random0.54 (0.15, 1.96)0.3583%, <0.0001
TMNI- 6Random0.18 (0.04, 0.85)0.0391%, <0.00001
Lymph node metastasis (yes/no)2Fixed3.60 (0.96, 13.53)0.060%, 0.60
HBsAg (positive/negative)4Fixed1.06 (0.64, 1.74)0.8231%, 0.23
Venous invasion (present/absent)2Random6.29 (1.70, 23.20)0.00674%, 0.05
Serum AFP level (≤25/≥25g/L)3Random0.28 (0.04, 1.89)0.1985%, 0.001