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Table 1 Main characteristics of studies included in meta-analysis

From: Prognostic and clinicopathological importance of microRNA-140 expression in cancer patients: a meta-analysis

Author

Year

Study region

Recruitment time

Sample size

Cancer type

Detection method

Detected sample

Cutoff scores (high/low)

Analysis method

OS, HR estimation

Quality score

Hao Y

2013

China

2004-2007

120

HCC

qRT-PCR

Tissues

Median

Univariate/multivariate analysis

0.47 (0.25-0.9)

8

Fang Z

2017

China

NS

144

GC

ISH

Tissue

Optimal cutoff

Univariate/multivariate analysis

0.505 (0.319-0.801)

7

Li J

2017

China

NS

63

CRC

qRT-PCR

Blood

Median

Univariate analysis

0.77 (0.65-0.92)

6

Cha Y

2018

China

2011-2015

60

GC

qRT-PCR

Tissue

Median

Univariate analysis

0.39 (0.17-0.93)

7

Zhou Y

2019

China

2010-2012

73

BC

qRT-PCR

Tissue

Median

Univariate analysis

0.79 (0.65-0.96)

7

Zhang H

2020

China

2014-2016

200

NPC

qRT-PCR

Blood

Median

Univariate analysis

1.04 (0.41-2.62)

6

Zou X

2020

China

2014-2016

208

NPC

qRT-PCR

Blood

Median

Univariate analysis

0.85 (0.37-1.98)

6

He Y

2020

China

NS

104

CM

qRT-PCR

Tissue

Optimal cutoff

Univariate/multivariate analysis

0.8 (0.39-0.92)

7

Yang H

2020

China

1998-2003

113

ESCC

qRT-PCR

Tissues

Optimal cutoff

Multivariate analysis

0.84 (0.67-1.05)

8

Yu Q

2020

China

2009-2013

122

TC

qRT-PCR

Tissues

Optimal cutoff

Multivariate analysis

0.369 (0.152-0.898)

8

Wu Q

2020

China

2013-2018

105

NPC

qRT-PCR

Tissues

Optimal cutoff

Univariate analysis

0.57 (0.41-0.8)

7

Huang C

2020

China

NS

74

RCC

qRT-PCR

Tissues

Optimal cutoff

Multivariate analysis

1.16 (1.01-1.33)

7

  1. HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, GC gastric cancer, CRC colorectal cancer, BC breast cancer, NPC nasopharyngeal carcinoma, CM cutaneous melanoma, ESCC esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, TC thyroid cancer, RCC renal cell carcinoma, qRT-PCR quantitative real-time PCR, ISH in situ hybridization, NS data were not shown, OS overall survival, HR hazard ratio