Clinicopathological and prognostic value of Ki-67 expression in bladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuejun Tian, Zhiming Ma, Zhaohui Chen, Mingguo Li, Zhiping Wu, Mei Hong, Hanzhang Wang, Robert Svatek, Ronald Rodriguez, Zhiping Wang

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Abstract

Background Ki-67 is an established marker of cell proliferation, and the Ki-67 index correlates with the clinical course of several cancer types, including bladder cancer (BC). However, the clinicopathological and prognostic significance of Ki-67 in bladder cancer remains unclear. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify this relationship. Methods A comprehensive literature search for relevant studies published up to February 1, 2016, was performed using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and ISI Web of Knowledge. The effects of Ki-67 expression on survival outcome in patients with BC and BC subtypes were evaluated. Furthermore, the relationship between Ki-67 expression and the clinicopathological features of BC were assessed. Results Thirty-one studies with 5147 bladder cancer patients were selected for evaluation. Ki-67 expression was significantly associated with shorter recurrence-free (HR 1.69, 95% CI: 1.33-2.14), progression-free (HR 1.89, 95% CI: 1.43-2.51), overall (HR 2.03, 95% CI: 1.31-3.16), and cancer-specific (HR 1.69, 95% CI: 1.47-1.95) survival. Moreover, whereas high expression was more common in high tumor stage, recurrence status, tumor size, there was no correlation between high Ki-67 expression and age, gender, smoking habits, and tumor number. Importantly, analysis of the different subgroups of BC suggested that significant correlations between high Ki-67 expression and survival outcome (recurrencefree/progression-free/overall/cancer-specific survival) are present only in European-American patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0158891
JournalPLoS One
Volume11
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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