Augmented expression of Ki-67 is correlated with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis for lung cancer patients: an up-dated systematic review and meta-analysis with 108 studies and 14,732 patients

Abstract Background Lung cancer ranks as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and we performed this meta-analysis to investigate eligible studies and determine the prognostic effect of Ki-67. Methods In total, 108 studies in 95 articles with 14,732 patients were found to be eligible,...

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Main Authors: Dan-ming Wei, Wen-jie Chen, Rong-mei Meng, Na Zhao, Xiang-yu Zhang, Dan-yu Liao, Gang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0843-7