Table 3.

Relative risk for association between HER2 status and mortality in 2 years.

StudiesN (n)QRelative risk (95% CI)
All6 (321)15.691.78 (0.90-3.48)1
Scoring for membranous staining only5 (296)14.201.93 (0.96-3.87)2
25% IHC cutoff only4 (215)1.412.81 (1.91-4.13)3
  • 1 P values were < 0.05 for between-study heterogeneity, relative risk was estimated with random effects models.

  • 2 P values were < 0.05 for between-study heterogeneity, relative risk was estimated with random effects models.

  • 3 P values were >0.05 for between-study heterogeneity, Relative risk was estimated with fixed effects models. Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals.