@article{ATM26377,
author = {Han-Yu Deng and Xi Zheng and Rui Jiang and Rui-Lan Wang and Jie Zhou and Xiao-Ming Qiu},
title = {Preoperative D-dimer level is an independent prognostic factor for non-small cell lung cancer after surgical resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
journal = {Annals of Translational Medicine},
volume = {7},
number = {16},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Whether high preoperative D-dimer level has any impact on long-term survival of patients with surgically treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted the first meta-analysis focusing specifically on prognostic value of high preoperative D-dimer level in NSCLC patients after surgical resection comprehensively.
Methods: We conducted a systematic search for relevant studies in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science on January 28, 2019. Data for analysis consisted of hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) from multivariate analysis and were analyzed by using the STATA 12.0 package.
Results: Finally, we included a total of 6 cohort studies consisting of 1,817 patients with surgically treated NSCLC for analysis. Our meta-analysis found that NSCLC patients with high preoperative D-dimer level had a significantly worse OS (random effects: HR =2.04; 95% CI: 1.30–3.20; P=0.002; I2=67.4%) and DFS (fixed effects: HR =1.98; 95% CI: 1.41–2.78; P},
issn = {2305-5847}, url = {https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/26377}
}