Research Article

Period Family of Clock Genes as Novel Predictors of Survival in Human Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Main characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

Study (publish year)CountryCancer typeGene typeSample sizeDetection methodFollow-up (months)Expression (+) (%)Cut-offAgeStageNOS scores

Zhao (2014) [13]ChinaGCPER1246IHC25 (1-161)(103/143) 41.87%57.1 (23–79)I-IV8
Zhao (2014) [13]ChinaGCPER2246IHC25 (1-161)(86/160) 34.96%57.1 (23–79)I-IV8
Xiong (2017) [29]ChinaOSCCPER240IHC>60(16/24) 40%N/AI-IV8
Liu (2014) [16]ChinaNSCLCPER1130IHC>60(86/44) 66.15%61 (38–79)I-III8
Liu (2014) [16]ChinaNSCLCPER2130IHC>60(77/53) 59.23%61 (38–79)I-III8
Liu (2014) [16]ChinaNSCLCPER3130IHC>60(82/48) 63.08%61 (38–79)I-III8
Wang (2015) [30]ChinaCCPER1203IHC61 (9-89)(182/21) 89.66%68 (22–95)I-IV8
Wang (2012) [31]ChinaCCPER3203IHC61 (9-89)(167/36) 82.27%65 (22–95)I-IV8
Tavano (2015) [17]ItalyPDAPER234qRT-PCR25.2N/AN/A68.5 (51–74)IIA-III8
Oshima 2011 [37]JapanCRCPER2202qRT-PCR>60(101/101) 50%Median value66N/A8
Hwang-Verslues (2013) [32]TaiwanBCPER2101qRT-PCR0-120(50/51) 49.50%N/AN/A6
Pluquet (2013) [33]FranceGBMPER160qRT-PCR>80(31/29) 51.67%Average valueN/AN/A7
Hu (2014) [34]TaiwanGCPER129qRT-PCR60N/AN/A69.76 (51–81)I-IV7
Hu (2014) [34]TaiwanGCPER229qRT-PCR60N/AN/A69.76 (51–81)I-IV7
Hu (2014) [34]TaiwanGCPER329qRT-PCR60N/AN/A69.76 (51–81)I-IV7
Wang (2017) [36]ChinaHNSCCPER160IHC0-60(29/31) 48.33%59 (41–84)I-IV9
Wang (2017) [36]ChinaHNSCCPER260IHC0-60(27/33) 45%59 (41–84)I-IV9
Wang (2017) [36]ChinaHNSCCPER360IHC0-60(29/31) 48.33%59 (41–84)I-IV9
Hasakova (2018) [35]Slovak RepublicCRCPER238qRT-PCR0-60(19/19) 50%Median valueI-IV6
Hasakova (2018) [35]Slovak RepublicCRCPER223qRT-PCR0-60(11/12) 47.83%Median valueI-IV6

GC: gastric cancer; CRC: colorectal cancer; CC: colon cancer; PDA: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; BC: breast cancer; GBM: glioblastoma; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma; HNSCC: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; IHC: immunohistochemistry; qRT-PCR: real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; SP: staining intensity score and percentage of positive cells; NA: not available.