Review Article

Clinical Significance of PIK3CA Gene in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Associations of PIK3CA expression with clinicopathological characteristics in non-small-cell lung cancer.

AuthorSex (M vs. F)Age (≥65 vs. <65)Differentiation (lower vs. higher)Lymph node metastasis (+ vs. -)TNM (advanced vs. limited)Smoking history (yes vs. no)

Endoh [16]
Iijima [19]1.241 (0.180-8.546)0.981 (0.236-4.083)0.627 (0.195-2.021)0.703 (0.200-2.472)0.627 (0.195-2.021)0.900 (0.136-5.945)
Toschi [20]2.232 (1.267-3.934)1.384 (1.035-1.851)0.886 (0.654-1.200)3.091 (1.208-7.911)
Overall ( (95% CI), ; , )1.39 (0.24-7.89), 0.714; 0.0, 0.7961.32 (1.00-1.75), 0.053; 39.7, 0.1980.87 (0.65-1.16), 0.34; 0.0, 0.5752.42 (1.04-5.61), 0.040; 23.9, 0.252

RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval; M: male; F: female; TNM: tumor-node-metastasis.