Table 1 Database description

From: CYFRA 21-1 is a prognostic determinant in non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a meta-analysis in 2063 patients

Institution

Centre

Accrual

Median follow-up (months)

CYFRA 21-1 test

Reference

Montpellier Acad. Hosp.

1

650

78

IRMA

Pujol et al (2001a)

Heidelberg Acad. Hosp.

9

439

56

ELISA

Ebert et al (1997)

Marseille Acad. Hosp.

2

291

50

IRMA

Hamzaoui et al (1997)

Cuneo Acad. Hosp.

7

180

27

IRMA

Buccheri et al (2003)

Jules Bordet Cancer Institute.

6

122

73

IRMA

Paesmans et al (1995)

Strasbourg Acad. Hosp.

3

116

25

IRMA

Wieskopf et al (1995)

Grenoble Acad. Hosp.

4

105

37

IRMA

Moro et al (1995)

Warsaw Acad. Hosp.

8

90

63

IRMA

Szturmowicz et al (1996)

Paris Acad. Hosp.

5

70

73

IRMA

Brechot et al (1997)

  1. IRMA=immunoradiometric assay (Cis bio international, Gif/Yvette, France); ELISA=enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Roche formely Boerhiner Mannhein, Germany).
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