Research Article

Clinicopathological and Prognostic Roles of STAT3 and Its Phosphorylation in Glioma

Table 1

Main characteristics of all included studies.

TrialsYearCountrySample sizeTreatmentHR for OS (95% CI)HR for RFS (95% CI)HR for PFS (95% CI)NOSReferences

Bruna (STAT3)2016Brazil85Nonstandard1.050 (0.540-2.040)2.560 (0.006-110.040)NA8[50]
Bruna (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2016Brazil85Nonstandard0.850 (0.520-1.390)0.380 (0.120-1.190)NA8[50]
Bruna (pSTAT3-Ser727)2016Brazil85Nonstandard0.990 (0.590-1.670)0.290 (0.050-1.470)NA8[50]
Lin (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2014China90Nonstandard2.120 (1.070-4.203)NA2.158 (1.136-4.098)8[44]
Lin (pSTAT3-Ser727)2014China88Nonstandard1.797 (1.028-3.142)NA1.830 (1.090-3.074)9[45]
Liang (STAT3)2013China68Nonstandard1.480 (0.460-4.730)NA1.850 (0.530-6.520)9[51]
Liang (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2013China68Nonstandard2.301 (1.726-3.021)NA2.001 (1.509-2.877)9[51]
Wang (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2011China68Standard2.402 (1.268-4.550)NA2.629 (1.362-5.073)9[46]
Piperi (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2011Greece97Nonstandard0.611 (0.332-1.124)NANA9[48]
Tu (STAT3)2011China96Nonstandard2.360 (1.370-10.980)NANA7[43]
Birner (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2010Bulgaria111Standard1.400 (0.790-2.460)NANA7[47]
Mohamed (pSTAT3-Tyr705)2008America129Nonstandard1.200 (0.640-2.220)NANA5[49]

Note: HR: hazard ratio; OS: overall survival; RFS: recurrence-free survival; PFS: progression-free survival; NOS: Newcastle-Ottawa scale; NA: not applicable.