Main characteristics and results of the eligible studies.

Abbreviations FFPE: formalin fixed paraffin embedded; TMA: tissue microarrays; ICH: Immunohistochemistry; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; WB: western-blot; Ra: radioassay; Pr: protein; HNSCC: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; TSCC: Tongue squamous cell carcinoma; MPM: Malignant pleural mesothelioma; NHL: non-Hodgkin lymphomas; SGC: salivary gland carcinoma; Ov: Ovary; Ut: Uterus; Rect: Rectum; SI: Small intestine; OS: Overall survival; 5S: Five-year survival rate; Cs: Clinical stage; Hg: Histological grade; SBR: Scarff-Bloom-Richardson; Ds: Dukes' stage; INSS: International Neuroblastoma Staging System; Ps: Pathological stage; IRS; Immunoreactivity scores; AP: Affymetrix Probeset; Hs: Histoscore method; Ws: Weighted score; MGB: hematopathologist; NA: not available.

缩写说明：FFPE：福尔马林固定石蜡包埋（formalin fixed paraffin embedded）；TMA：组织微阵列（tissue microarrays）；ICH：免疫组织化学（Immunohistochemistry）；PCR：聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction）；WB：蛋白质印迹（western-blot）；Ra：放射测定法（radioassay）；Pr：蛋白质（protein）；HNSCC：头颈部鳞状细胞癌（Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma）；TSCC：舌鳞状细胞癌（Tongue squamous cell carcinoma）；MPM：恶性胸膜间皮瘤（Malignant pleural mesothelioma）；NHL：非霍奇金淋巴瘤（non-Hodgkin lymphomas）；SGC：唾液腺癌（salivary gland carcinoma）；Ov：卵巢（Ovary）；Ut：子宫（Uterus）；Rect：直肠（Rectum）；SI：小肠（Small intestine）；OS：总生存期（Overall survival）；5S：五年生存率（Five-year survival rate）；Cs：临床分期（Clinical stage）；Hg：组织学分级（Histological grade）；SBR：斯卡夫-布鲁姆-理查森分级（Scarff-Bloom-Richardson）；Ds：杜克分期（Dukes' stage）；INSS：国际神经母细胞瘤分期系统（International Neuroblastoma Staging System）；Ps：病理分期（Pathological stage）；IRS：免疫反应性评分（Immunoreactivity scores）；AP：Affymetrix探针集（Affymetrix Probeset）；Hs：组织评分法（Histoscore method）；Ws：加权评分（Weighted score）；MGB：血液病理学家（hematopathologist）；NA：不可用（not available）