Review Article

Prognostic Value of MUC2 Expression in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Main characteristics of the included publications.

PublicationYearCountryPatient numberGenderAntibodyCutoff (low/high level)MethodOutcomeTNM stageMean age (years)Median follow-up (months)NOS score

Adams et al.2009Switzerland938422/510NRHigh (>5%)IHCOSI–IV70.51287
Betge et al.2016Germany381215/166Ccp-58High (>0%)IHCOS/DFSI–IV68.5NR8
Elzagheid et al.2013Libya14155/86MRQ-18High (>0%)IHCOS/DFSI–IVNR778
Imai et al.2013Japan250136/114Ccp-58High (≥25%)IHCOS/RFSI–IVNRNR8
Kang et al.2011Korea229NRNRHigh (staining score ≥ 6)IHCOSII-IIINR1087
Khanh et al.2013Japan206114/92Ccp-58High (≥5%)IHCOS/RFSI–IVNRNR8
Lu et al.2014China6033/27Ccp-58High (>5%)IHCOSI–IV52.9NR8
Perez et al.2008Brazil3520/15Ccp-58High (>10%)IHCOS/DFSI–IV62.2NR7
Wang et al.2017China13976/63NCL-MUC2High (>20%)IHCOSII–IVNRNR8
Yu et al.2007China15095/55Ccp-58High (staining score ≥ 2)IHCOSI–IV57.5NR8
Zwenger et al.2014Argentina9052/38H300High (staining score > 0)IHCOSI–IVNRNR8

IHC: immunohistochemistry; OS: overall survival; DFS: disease-free survival; RFS: recurrence-free survival; NR: not reported; NOS score: Newcastle-Ottawa Scale score.