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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Prognosis and risk factors for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Year

Time frame

Level of evidencea

Quality scoreb

Country

Age (years)c

Total pts. (n)

Male

Female

Median follow-up (months)

Outcome

Martin, E. et al.

2020

1989–2017

3b

7

Netherlands

49

784

421

363

NA

OS

Yan, P. H. et al.

2019

1973–2014

3b

6

Chinad

45

689

340

349

NA

OS

van Noesel, M. M. et al.

2019

2005–2016

3b

7

Five European countries

13.7

51

25

26

64.6

OS/EFS/LR

Shurell-Linehan, E. et al.

2019

1974–2012

4

7

USA

32.5

38

30

8

12.5

DSS/DFS

Mowery, A. et al.

2019

2004–2015

3b

6

USAe

47

2858

1554

1304

30.5

OS

Miao, R. Y. et al.

2019

1960–2016

3b

7

USA

41

280

138

142

43.1

OS/PFS/LR

Bergamaschi, L. et al.

2018

1979–2004

3b

7

Italy

< 21

73

37

36

NA

OS/LR

Yuan, Z. N. et al.

2017

1999–2016

3b

6

China

40

159

81

78

31

OS/TFS/LR

Watson, K. L. et al.

2017

1990–2014

3b

7

USA

37

289

155

134

25.56/ 26.16/ 20.88 f

DSS /LR

Vasconcelos, R. A. T. et al.

2017

1990–2010

4

7

Brazil

43.5

92

41

51

24.8

OS/LR

Hwang, I. K. et al.

2017

1988–2015

3b

7

Korea

40.4

95

50

45

NA

OS

Valentin, T. et al.

2016

1990–2013

3b

7

France

42

340

190

150

87.6

OS/DFS

Wang, T. et al.

2015

2001–2012

4

7

China

50

43

25

18

24

OS/LR

Ma, C. et al.

2014

1996–2012

4

6

China

41

43

25

18

NA

OS/LR

Goertz, O. et al.

2014

1991-2004

4

5

Germany

54

65

32

33

36

OS /LR

Fan, Q. et al.

2014

NA

3b

6

China

40

146

79

67

NA

OS/TFS

LaFemina, J. et al.

2013

1982–2011

3b

6

USA

38

105

71

34

31.2

DSS/LR

Kamran, S. C. et al.

2013

1999–2011

3b

7

USA

43.2

84

47

37

19

LR

Stucky, C. C. et al.

2012

1985–2010

3b

7

USA

44

175

85

90

74

DSS/LR

Rekhi, B. et al.

2010

2002–2006

4

5

India

39

63

46

17

NA

LR

Longhi, A. et al.

2010

1969–2008

3b

7

Italy

39

62

39

23

54

OS/DFS/LR

Porter, D. E. et al.

2009

1979–2002

3b

7

UK

26/53g

123

NA

NA

6–252h

OS/LR

Keizman, D. et al.

2009

1994–2006

4

6

Israel

41

46

30

16

47

LR

Okada, K. et al.

2007

1994–2002

3b

7

Japan

45

56

22

34

41

OS/LR

Anghileri, M. et al.

2006

1976–2003

3b

7

Italy

37

205

108

97

NA

CSS/LR

Carli, M. et al.

2005

1975–1998

3b

6

Germany and Italy

11

167

83

84

87.6

OS/PFS

Meis, J. M. et al.

1992

1965–1985

4

7

USA

10

47

42

36

22

LR

Nambisan, R. N. et al.

1984

1971–1981

4

5

USA

35

31

16

15

NA

LR

  1. NA not available, OS overall survival, CSS cause-specific survival, DSS disease-specific survival, EFS event-free survival, DFS disease-free survival, TFS tumor-free survival, PFS progression-free survival, LR local recurrence
  2. aLevel of evidence: according to the criteria of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
  3. bQuality score: the score of the study using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale
  4. cAge is represented by the median, or the average, or the range age of the study population
  5. dYan, P. H. et al. (2019) used the data of SEER database
  6. eMowery, A. et al. (2019) used the data of NCDB
  7. fThe median follow-up interval was 25.56 for sporadic, 26.16 for NF1-associated, and 20.88 for RT-associated MPNST
  8. gThe median age was 26 for NF1 MPNST, 53 for sporadic MPNST
  9. hThe follow-up time ranged from 6 to 252 months