Table 3 Meta-analysis of the association between XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism and platinum-based chemotherapy in objective response rate, overall survival and median progression-free survival for advanced lung cancer patients.

From: Predictive assessment in pharmacogenetics of XRCC1 gene on clinical outcomes of advanced lung cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

Genetic comparisons

Study groups

No. of studiesa

Test of association

Model

Test of heterogeneity

ORb/HRc (95% CI)

Z

P-value

χ2

P-value

I2(%)

Objective response rate(OR)

 TrpTrp vs. ArgArg

Overall

21

2.07(1.67–2.58)

6.54

<0.001

F

21.87

0.348

8.5

QS

        

High quality

16

2.08(1.66–2.63)

6.13

<0.001

F

20.86

0.141

28.1

Low quality

5

2.01(1.11–3.66)

2.29

0.022

F

1.00

0.910

0

 TrpArg vs. ArgArg

Overall

21

2.11(1.68–2.65)

6.43

<0.001

R

37.21

0.011

46.3

QS

        

High quality

16

1.96(1.51–2.54)

5.06

<0.001

R

30.81

0.009

51.3

Low quality

5

2.83(1.90–4.22)

5.10

<0.001

R

2.22

0.696

0

 TrpTrp+TrpArg vs. ArgArg

Overall

23

2.02(1.66–2.45)

7.04

<0.001

R

37.83

0.019

41.8

QS

        

High quality

18

1.91(1.53–2.38)

5.68

<0.001

R

32.61

0.013

47.9

Low quality

5

2.63(1.80–3.84)

5.00

<0.001

R

2.11

0.715

0

 TrpTrp vs. TrpArg+ArgArg

Overall

21

1.56(1.27–1.91)

4.24

<0.001

F

25.52

0.182

21.6

QS

        

High quality

16

1.62(1.30–2.02)

4.30

<0.001

F

23.68

0.071

36.7

Low quality

5

1.21(0.69–2.11)

0.67

0.502

F

0.96

0.916

0

 Trp vs. Arg

Overall

21

1.69(1.46–1.95)

7.03

<0.001

R

33.41

0.03

40.1

QS

        

High quality

16

1.67(1.39–1.99)

5.61

<0.001

R

31.47

0.008

52.3

Low quality

5

1.78(1.36–2.33)

4.18

<0.001

R

1.66

0.798

0

Overall survival(HR)

 TrpTrp vs. ArgArg

Overall

5

0.84(0.64–1.11)

1.22

0.223

F

5.59

0.232

28.4

 TrpArg vs. ArgArg

Overall

5

0.96(0.79–1.16)

0.45

0.653

F

2.05

0.727

0

 TrpTrp+TrpArg vs. ArgArg

Overall

3

0.93(0.72–1.21)

0.54

0.590

F

0.46

0.795

0

Median progression-free survival(HR)

 TrpTrp vs. ArgArg

Overall

3

1.01(0.69–1.48)

0.07

0.948

F

2.17

0.338

7.8

 TrpArg vs. ArgArg

Overall

3

1.06(0.82–1.36)

0.44

0.662

F

0.49

0.782

0

 TrpTrp+TrpArg vs. ArgArg

Overall

2

1.05(0.79–1.38)

0.31

0.753

F

0.89

0.346

0

  1. Note: OR, odds ratio; HR: hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; vs., versus; QS: quality score; TrpTrp vs. ArgArg: Homozygote comparison; TrpArg vs. ArgArg: Heterozygote comparison; TrpTrp+TrpArg vs. ArgArg: Dominant model; TrpTrp vs. TrpArg+ArgArg: Recessive model; Trp vs. Arg: Allele contrast; F, fixed effect model; R, random effect model; Random effect model was chosen when P-value < 0.10 and/or I2 > 50% for heterogeneity test; otherwise fixed effect model was used.
  2. aThe detailed references are given in Table 1.
  3. bThe OR for objective response rate.
  4. cThe HR for overall survival and median progression-free survival.