Is CD133 Expression a Prognostic Biomarker of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hong Wu; Xiao-wei Qi; Guang-ning Yan; Qing-bi Zhang; Chuan Xu; Xiu-wu Bian

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100168

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Is CD133 Expression a Prognostic Biomarker of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hong Wu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hong Wu, Xiao-wei Qi

Affiliations Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China, Chongqing, China, Department of Oncology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Department of Public Health, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Xiao-wei Qi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hong Wu, Xiao-wei Qi

Affiliation Breast Disease Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Guang-ning Yan,

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China, Chongqing, China
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Qing-bi Zhang ,

* E-mail: qingbizhang@126.com (QBZ); xuchuan100@163.com (CX)

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Chuan Xu ,

* E-mail: qingbizhang@126.com (QBZ); xuchuan100@163.com (CX)

Affiliations Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China, Chongqing, China, Department of Oncology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Xiu-wu Bian

Affiliation Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China, Chongqing, China
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Is CD133 Expression a Prognostic Biomarker of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hong Wu,
Xiao-wei Qi,
Guang-ning Yan,
Qing-bi Zhang,
Chuan Xu,
Xiu-wu Bian

Published: June 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100168

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