Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of pretreatment mean platelet volume in cancer: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our study aimed to evaluate the prognostic and clinicopathological significance of pretreatment mean platelet volume (MPV) on cancer by using meta-analysis of published studies.

Design

Meta-analysis.

Data sources

Relevant studies available before 22 December 2019 were identified by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE.

Eligibility criteria

All published studies that assessed the prognostic and clinicopathological significance of pretreatment MPV on cancer were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Studies were identified and extracted by two reviewers independently. The HR/OR and its 95% CIs of survival outcomes and clinicopathological parameters were calculated.

Results

A total of 38 eligible studies (41 subsets) with 9894 patients with cancer w

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7592286 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature