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Table 1 Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Prognostic value of preoperative lymphocyte-related systemic inflammatory biomarkers in upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author and year

Period

Region

Sample size

Gender (M/F)

Median age

Type of biomarker

Cutoff value

Surgery

NAC

AC

Outcome

Follow-up (months)

NOS score

NLR

PLR

MLR

Xu et al. 2020 [24]

2003–2016

China

703

399/304

67

NLR

2.5

-

-

RNU

0

287

OS, CSS, RFS

42 (1–168)

7

Jan et al. 2019 [13]

2007–2017

Taiwan

424

189/235

70

NLR, PLR, MLR

4.0

150

0.4

RNU

0

40

OS, CSS, PFS

35 (14–60)

7

Kuroda et al. 2019 [14]

1999–2017

Japan

187

138/49

71

NLR, PLR

2.035

165

-

RNU

4

53

CSS, RFS

Mean = 49.2 (3.4-209.2)

7

Li et al. 2019 [25]

2008–2017

China

704

401/303

Mean = 66

MLR

-

-

3.6

RNU

0

286

OS, CSS, RFS

36 (34–43)

7

Zheng et al. 2019 [15]

2005–2015

China

259

185/74

Mean = 67.5

NLR, PLR, MLR

2.53

126.88

0.35

RNU

0

28

OS, CSS, MFS

33.3 (15.5–64.2)

8

Kohada et al. 2018 [26]

1999–2016

Japan

148

112/36

Mean = 71

NLR

3.0

-

-

RNU

0

25

CSS, RFS

35.5

7

Nishikawa et al. 2018 [27]

2005–2015

Japan

135

106/29

69

NLR

3.0

-

-

RNU

0

30

RFS

36.1

7

Son et al. 2018 [28]

2004–2015

Korea

1137

825/312

69

NLR, PLR

3.3

142

-

RNU

NA

348

CSS, RFS

39.1 (18.3–63.8)

7

Tan et al. 2018 [29]

2004–2015

China

717

408/309

67

NLR

2.5

-

-

RNU

0

291

OS, CSS, RFS

42 (1–167)

7

Zhang et al. 2018 [30]

1990–2011

China

100

79/21

Mean = 68.3

MLR

-

-

3.0

RNU

0

NA

OS

Mean = 45.83 (1–151)

7

Altan et al. 2017 [16]

1990–2017

Turkey

113

86/27

Mean = 63.7

NLR, PLR, MLR

2.9

150

2.9

RNU

NA

0

DFS, PFS

34 (3–186)

6

Dalpiaz et al. 2017 [17]

1990–2012

Austria

180

109/71

70

PLR

-

150

-

RNU

NA

NA

OS, CSS

30

7

Huang et al. 2017 [31]

2003–2013

China

425

279/146

Mean = 65.9

NLR

2.955

-

-

RNU

0

86

OS, CSS

38.5 (23–62)

7

Jiang et al. 2017 [32]

2005-2015

China

113

76/37

Mean = 64.86

PLR

-

150

-

RNU

NA

32

CSS, RFS

29 (2–113)

6

Kang et al. 2017 [18]

1994–2012

Korea

90

67/23

62

NLR

2.9

-

-

RNU

0

90

OS, CSS

NA

6

Vartolomei et al. 2017 [19]

1990–2008

Austria

2274

1527/747

69

NLR

2.7

-

-

RNU

0

217

CSS, RFS

40 (20–76)

8

Cheng et al. 2016 [20]

2005–2010

Taiwan

195

79/116

Mean = 68

NLR

2.7

-

-

RNU

NA

35

OS, CSS

36

7

Huang et al. 2016 [33]

2002–2013

China

481

311/170

Mean = 65.8

NLR, PLR

3.22

241.2

-

RNU

0

96

OS, CSS

40 (24–64)

7

Song et al. 2016 [34]

2005–2011

China

140

86/54

67

NLR, PLR, MLR

2.2

128

3.6

RNU

NA

0

DFS, PFS

45 (11–108)

7

Hutterer et al. 2015 [35]

1990–2012

Austria

182

111/71

Mean = 69.0

MLR

-

-

2.0

RNU

NA

NA

OS

NA

7

Tanaka et al. 2015 [36]

1995–2011

Japan

394

289/105

70

NLR

3.0

-

-

RNU

0

88

CSS, RFS

30 (15–63)

7

Dalpiaz et al. 2014 [37]

1990–2012

Austria

202

122/80

Mean = 69.3

NLR

2.7

-

-

RNU

0

0

OS, CSS

45 (0–199)

8

Luo et al. 2014 [38]

2005–2010

Taiwan

234

102/132

NA

NLR

3.0

-

-

RNU

0

0

CSS, MFS

Mean = 40.7

7

Tanaka et al. 2014 [39]

1993–2011

Japan

665

493/172

Mean = 70

NLR

3.0

-

-

RNU

0

129

CSS, RFS

28 (14–57)

7

Azuma et al. 2013 [40]

1994–2008

Japan

137

106/31

Mean = 69.4

NLR

2.5

-

-

RNU

NA

NA

CSS, RFS

60.9 (6.9–187.3)

7

  1. AC Adjuvant chemotherapy, NA Not available, NAC Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, NOS score Newcastle-Ottawa Scale score, RNU Radical nephroureterectomy