Table 1 The general characteristics of eligible studies in the meta-analysis.
Study | Year | Country | Ethnicity | Number of patients | Median age (year) | Clinical stage | Evaluation criterion | Outcomes | Genotyping methods | Arg194Trp genotype distribution | Arg399Gln genotype distribution | HR | QS | ||||
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Trp/Trp | Trp/Arg | Arg/Arg | Gln/Gln | Gln/Arg | Arg/Arg | ||||||||||||
Wang et al.,29 | 2004 | China | Asian | 105 | 56 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 3/11a | 19/18a | 11/43a | 2/8a | 9/33a | 22/31a | NR | 13 |
(30–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Gurubhagavatula et al.,10 | 2004 | USA | Caucasian | 103 | 58 | IIIA/B-IV | RECIST | OS/MST | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 10b | 42b | 51b | HR | 19 |
(32–77) | |||||||||||||||||
Gao et al.,30 | 2006 | China | Asian | 57 | 59 | II-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 2/2a | 12/11a | 5/25a | 0/3a | 8/15a | 11/20a | NR | 12 |
(38–77) | |||||||||||||||||
Yuan et al.,31 | 2006 | China | Asian | 200 | 56 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 10/13a | 38/46a | 24/69a | — | — | — | NR | 14 |
(30–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Shi et al.,32 | 2006 | China | Asian | 112 | 60 | II-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 9/3a | 24/27a | 18/30a | 4/7a | 19/17a | 28/37a | NR | 13 |
(22–81) | |||||||||||||||||
Jin et al.,33 | 2006 | China | Asian | 162 | (28–75) | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 10/14a | 35/25a | 27/51a | — | — | — | NR | 14 |
de las Penas R. et al.,34 | 2006 | Spain | Caucasian | 135 | 62 | IIIB-IV | RECIST | OS/MST | TaqMan | — | — | — | 18b | 63b | 49b | HR | 20 |
(31–81) | |||||||||||||||||
Wang et al. ,35 | 2006 | China | Asian | 135 | 55 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR/MST | PCR-RFLP | 34/35a,c | 30/36a | 25/40a,d | 39/31a | NR | 16 | ||
(29–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Song et al.,36 | 2007 | China | Asian | 97 | 56 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 3/8a | 19/22a | 8/37a | 1/4a | 11/29a | 18/34a | NR | 12 |
(30–68) | |||||||||||||||||
Giachino et al.37 | 2007 | Italy | Caucasian | 248 | 62 | IIIA/B-IV | RECIST | ORR/OS/MST | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 12/17a | 18/82a | 31/88a | HR | 17 |
(41–79) | |||||||||||||||||
Song et al.,38 | 2007 | China | Asian | 166 | 56 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 4/12a | 34/32a | 14/70a | — | — | — | NR | 14 |
(30–68) | |||||||||||||||||
Chen et al., 39 | 2007 | China | Asian | 64 | 55 | Advanced | RECIST | ORR/PFS | TaqMan | — | — | — | 0/2a | 20/40a | 2/0a | NR | 10 |
(20–75) | |||||||||||||||||
Liu et al.,40 | 2008 | China | Asian | 53 | 61 | I-IV | RECIST | OS/MST/TTP | TaqMan | — | — | — | 8b | 18b | 27b | HR | 19 |
(28–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Fan et al.,41 | 2008 | China | Asian | 81 | 62.9 | IIIB–IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 16/20a,d | 13/32a | NR | 12 | |
(55–80) | |||||||||||||||||
Qiu et al.,42 | 2009 | China | Asian | 107 | NR | III-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 7/6a | 27/23a | 14/30a | — | — | — | NR | 13 |
Sun et al.,43 | 2009 | China | Asian | 87 | 59 | IV | WHO | ORR | 3D DNA microarray | 5/6a | 18/19a | 8/31a | 1/3a | 8/22a | 14/39a | NR | 13 |
(34–79) | |||||||||||||||||
Hong et al., 44 | 2009 | China | Asian | 164 | 61 | III-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 7/11a | 31/42a | 19/54a | 3/10a | 28/53a | 26/44a | NR | 14 |
(27–84) | |||||||||||||||||
Kalikaki et al.,45 | 2009 | Greece | Caucasian | 119 | 61 | IIIA/B-IV | RECIST | ORR/OS/MST | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 26/60a,d | 11/21a | HR | 17 | |
(39–85) | |||||||||||||||||
Yao et al.,46 | 2009 | China | Asian | 108 | 61 | IIIA/B-IV | WHO | ORR/OS/MST | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 9/48a, 60b | 12/28a, 43b | 1/4a, 5b | HR | 19 |
(39–79) | |||||||||||||||||
Qiu et al.,47 | 2009 | China | Asian | 107 | NR | III-IV | RECIST | ORR | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 2/6a | 14/26a | 32/27a | NR | 13 |
Ding et al.,48 | 2010 | China | Asian | 54 | 60 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | DNA Sequencing | 4/3a | 9/10a | 12/16a | 3/10a | 4/6a | 18/13a | NR | 13 |
(40–85) | |||||||||||||||||
Qian et al.,49 | 2010 | China | Asian | 107 | NR | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 2/6a | 14/26a | 32/27a | NR | 13 |
Yuan et al.,6 | 2010 | China | Asian | 199 | 56 | IIIA-IV | WHO | OS/PFS/MST | PCR-RFLP | 23b | 83b | 93b | 20b | 74b | 105b | HR | 23 |
(29–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Ying et al.,50 | 2010 | China | Asian | 80 | 30–78 | IIIB-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 5/7a | 17/12a | 13/26a | — | — | — | NR | 12 |
2011 | China | Asian | 120 | 58 | Advanced | WHO | ORR/MST | DNA microarray | — | — | — | 5/14a | 9/44a | 21/27a | KM | 15 | |
(34–77) | |||||||||||||||||
Han et al.,53 | 2011 | Korea | Asian | 158 | 57 | IIIB-IV | NR | OS/PFS | TaqMan | — | — | — | 8b | 63b | 87b | HR | 12 |
(19–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Zhou et al.,54 | 2011 | China | Asian | 111 | 57 | IV | RECIST | ORR/TTP | DNA Sequencing | — | — | — | 6/34a,d | 29/42a | NR | 14 | |
(42–71) | |||||||||||||||||
Zhou et al., 55 | 2011 | China | Asian | 94 | 57 | IIIB–IV | RECIST | ORR/TTP | DNA Sequencing | — | — | — | 11/31a,d | 19/33a | KM | 14 | |
(42–71) | |||||||||||||||||
Han et al.,56 | 2011 | China | Asian | 91 | 56 | IV | RECIST | ORR/TTP | DNA Sequencing | — | — | — | 8/33a,d | 20/30a | NR | 10 | |
Xu et al.,57 | 2011 | China | Asian | 130 | 62 | IIIB-IV | RECIST | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 18/18a | 14/26a | 12/42a | 0/10a | 14/40a | 30/36a | NR | 13 |
(28–83) | |||||||||||||||||
Hong et al.,58 | 2011 | China | Asian | 262 | NR | I-IV | NR | OS/MST | TaqMan | — | — | — | 20b | 77b | 165b | HR | 13 |
Joerger et al.,59 | 2012 | Switzerland | Caucasian | 131 | 59.7 | IIIB–IV | RECIST | ORR/OS/PFS/MST | DNA Sequencing | — | — | — | 5/12a | 18/45a | 17/34a | HR | 23 |
(37–79) | |||||||||||||||||
Li et al.,60 | 2012 | China | Asian | 89 | 59.08 | III–IV | RECIST | ORR | DNA Sequencing | — | — | — | 6/39a,d | 20/24a | NR | 13 | |
(21–84) | |||||||||||||||||
Xu et al.,61 | 2012 | China | Asian | 149 | 62 | IIIB-IV | RECIST | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 9/9a | 24/38a | 16/53a | — | — | — | NR | 13 |
(28–83) | |||||||||||||||||
Zha et al.,62 | 2012 | China | Asian | 52 | 63 | IIIA-IIIB | WHO | ORR | PCR-LDR | — | — | — | 13/15a,d | 13/11a | NR | 12 | |
(45–75) | |||||||||||||||||
Ke et al.,63 | 2012 | China | Asian | 460 | 55 | I-IV | NR | ORR/OS | PCR-CTPP | 44/19a | 45/52a | 104/196a | 36/15a | 85/92a | 72/160a | HR | 14 |
(32–79) | |||||||||||||||||
Liao et al.,64 | 2012 | China | Asian | 62 | 57 | IIIB-IV | NR | ORR/OS/PFS/MST | SNPstream UHT | — | — | — | 1/4 | 9/22 | 9/17 | HR | 19 |
(36–78) | |||||||||||||||||
Liao et al.,64 | 2012 | China | Asian | 45 | 63 | IIIB-IV | NR | OS/PFS/MST | SNPstream UHT | — | — | — | 2b | 24b | 19b | HR | 16 |
(43–83) | |||||||||||||||||
Liu et al.,65 | 2013 | China | Asian | 62 | 58 | Advanced | RECIST | ORR | TaqMan | — | — | — | 4/23a | 15/20a | NR | 10 | |
(37–72) | |||||||||||||||||
Li et al.,66 | 2013 | China | Asian | 83 | 63.07 | IIIA-IV | WHO | ORR | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 1/5a | 3/25a | 21/28a | NR | 9 |
Yang et al.,67 | 2013 | China | Asian | 54 | 56 | IIIB–IV | RECIST | ORR/MST | PCR-RFLP | 3/1a | 10/4a | 13/23a | — | — | — | NR | 15 |
(30–73) | |||||||||||||||||
Sheng et al.,68 | 2013 | China | Asian | 62 | 58 | Advanced | RECIST | ORR | TaqMan | — | — | — | 1/4a | 3/19a | 15/20a | NR | 10 |
(37–72) | |||||||||||||||||
Lee et al.,69 | 2013 | Korea | Asian | 382 | NR | III-IV | NR | ORR/OS/MST | Sequenome MS-based genotyping assay | — | — | — | 5/16a | 64/75a | 110/100a | HR | 18 |
Liu et al.,70 | 2013 | China | Asian | 200 | 56 | IIIB-IV | NR | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 10/13a | 38/46a | 24/69a | — | — | — | NR | 11 |
(30–74) | |||||||||||||||||
Zhao et al.,71 | 2013 | China | Asian | 147 | 60 | IIIB-IV | RECIST | ORR/OS/PFS/MST | TaqMan | 1/6a | 20/35a | 32/51a | 8/5a | 24/31a | 21/56a | HR | 23 |
(32–82) | |||||||||||||||||
Deng et al.,72 | 2013 | China | Asian | 97 | 57 | IIIB-IV | RECIST | ORR/PFS | PCR-RFLP and DNA Sequencing | — | — | — | 9/35a,d | 16/37a | NR | 15 | |
(31–79) | |||||||||||||||||
Zhou et al., 73 | 2014 | China | Asian | 204 | 61 | NR | RECIST | ORR/OS/MST | MALDI-TOF-MS | — | — | — | 23/78a,d | 38/65a | KM | 16 | |
(45–75) | |||||||||||||||||
Peng et al.,7 | 2014 | China | Asian | 235 | 58 | IIIA-IV | RECIST | ORR/OS/PFS/MST | PCR-CTTP | — | — | — | 3/6a | 41/74a | 40/71a | HR | 20 |
(29–84) | |||||||||||||||||
Zhang et al.,74 | 2014 | China | Asian | 375 | 60.9 | IIIA-IV | NR | ORR/OS/PFS/MST | MassARRAY | 23/41a | 44/90a | 60/118a | 24/29a | 54/94a | 49/125a | HR | 21 |
Jin et al.,75 | 2014 | China | Asian | 378 | 62.4 | I-IV | NR | ORR/OS/DFS | PCR-RFLP | 25/29a | 48/71a | 71/134a | 28/19a | 64/96a | 52/119a | HR | 14 |
(36–78) | |||||||||||||||||
Sullivan et al.,76 | 2014 | Spain | Caucasian | 161 | 63.7 | IIIA-IV | RECIST | ORR/OS/PFS | TaqMan | 11/8a,c | 78/64a | 13/14a | 39/33a | 37/25a | NR | 15 | |
(36–85) | |||||||||||||||||
Liu et al.,77 | 2014 | China | Asian | 82 | 59.85 | Advanced | NR | ORR | PCR-RFLP | 4/5a | 16/19a | 11/27a | 2/6a | 14/23a | 13/24a | NR | 6 |
(29–78) | |||||||||||||||||
Kalikaki et al.,78 | 2015 | Greece | Caucasian | 107 | 60.0 | IIIB-IV | RECIST | OS/PFS/MST | PCR-RFLP | — | — | — | 23/44a,d | 16/22a | HR | 22 | |
(37–78) |