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Table 2 Fever, improvement of QoL and HBV-DNA in trials included in the analysis

From: Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: efficacy and safety

Event

No. of pts (%)

OR

95% CI

p value

 

Non - CIK

CIK

   

Fever

0

12.40%

0.07

0.01 - 0.53

0.010

QOL improvement

58.54%

76.83%

0.32

0.16 - 0.64

0.001

QOL stability

31.70%

19.51%

2.52

1.22 - 5.20

0.010

QOL deterioration

9.76%

3.66%

2.91

0.79 - 10.64

0.110

HBV-DNA (> 1 × 103 copy/ml)

91.30%

27.59%

27.50

5.21 - 145.15

< 0.010

  1. Summary differences of fever, improvement of QoL and HBV-DNA were calculated using the random-effects model.
  2. Note: QoL quality of life; HBV-DNA Hepatitis B virus DNA; pts patients; CIK CIK-containing therapy; OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval.