Table 3 Studies on the prognostic of STAT3/p-STAT3 in breast cancer.

From: Clinicopathological and Prognostic Role of STAT3/p-STAT3 in Breast Cancer Patients in China: A Meta-Analysis

Reference

Patient numbers

Follow-up(years)

STAT3/p-STAT3

outcome

Li SJ et al.38

67

8

STAT3

associated with reduced OS

Zhang N et al.41

91

13

p-STAT3

no significant correlation with OS

Xu S et al.44

80

5

STAT3

associated with reduced OS

Wang QT et al.50

130

10

STAT3

associated with reduced OS

Sheen-Chen et al.53

102

5

STAT3& p-STAT3

associated with reduced OS

  1. p-STAT3: phosphorylated STAT3; OS: overall survival.