Abstract
BackgroundThe prognostic value and clinicopathologic significance of Ki-67 expression in gastric cancer patients was controversial. This meta-analysis was performed to clarify the prognostic value and clinicopathologic significance of Ki-67 expression in gastric cancer patients.Materials and MethodsSeveral electronic databases were searched for eligible studies. The pooled odds ratio (OR), hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence interval(CI) were calculated to explore the prognostic value and clinicopathologic significance of Ki-67 expression for disease free survival and overall survival.ResultsTotally 5600 gastric cancer patients from 29 studies were included in this study. High Ki-67 expression was significantly related with Lauren's classification (OR = 1.70; P = 0.001; 95%CI: 1.40-2.06) and tumor size(OR = 1.54; P = 0.006; 95%CI: 1.14-2.09). However, high Ki-67 expression was not significantly associated with lymph node metastasis (OR = 1.37; P = 0.138; 95% CI: 0.90-2.08), tumor stage (OR = 1.31; P = 0.296; 95% CI: 0.79-2.16) and tumor differentiation (OR = 1.03; P = 0.839; 95% CI: 0.78-1.35). The pooled HRs were 1.87(P = 0.001; 95% CI 1.30-2.69) for disease free survival and 1.23(P = 0.005; 95% CI 1.06-1.42) for overall survival.ConclusionsHigh Ki-67 expression may serve as a predictive biomarker for poor prognosis in gastric cancer patients. Stratification by Ki-67 expression may be a consideration for selection of therapeutic regimen and integrated managements.
Highlights
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth malignant tumor and the second leading cause of tumor related death in the world [1]
The pooled hazard ratios (HR) were 1.87(P = 0.001; 95% CI 1.30-2.69) for disease free survival and 1.23(P = 0.005; 95% CI 1.06-1.42) for overall survival
High Ki-67 expression may serve as a predictive biomarker for poor prognosis in gastric cancer patients
Summary
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth malignant tumor and the second leading cause of tumor related death in the world [1]. The clinicopathologic significance of Ki-67 expression in GC patients was uncertain. We performed this meta-analysis to determine the clinicopathologic significance and prognostic value of Ki-67 expression in GC patients. The prognostic value and clinicopathologic significance of Ki-67 expression in gastric cancer patients was controversial. This metaanalysis was performed to clarify the prognostic value and clinicopathologic significance of Ki-67 expression in gastric cancer patients
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