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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0843-7 |