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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic factor in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy: a meta-analysis

Author

Publication year

Region

Duration time

Survival outcome

cutoff

Median follow-up(IQR)/months

Average age(IQR)/years

Study design

Sample size

NOS

Jiang et al. [27]

2021

Asia

2016–2019

OS、PFS

3

NR

73.4(70.3–76.5)

cohort

41

7

Man et al. [24]

2019

Asia

2010–2018

OS

3

24(2-118)

70 (51–88)

cohort

179

6

Bello et al. [23]

2019

Africa

2013–2017

OS

1.8

12

69(62–76)

cohort

58

9

Wu et al. [22]

2018

Asia

2009–2016

OS

3.3

NR

71(53–85)

cohort

71

9

Pei et al. [21]

2017

Asia

2009–2016

OS、PFS

3.3

16(1–50)

71 (43–86)

cohort

111

9

Buttigliero et al. [20]

2017

Europe

2004–2016

OS、PFS

3

31.7

68 (48–85)

cohort

179

8

Yao et al. [19]

2015

Asia

2009–2014

OS、PFS

3.5

19 (1–61)

74 (55–91)

cohort

57

7

Templeton et al. [18]

2014

North America

2001–2011

OS

3

15

71(44–90)

cohort

357

7

Nuhn et al. [17]

2014

North America

1998–2010

OS

3

15.0(1.5–90.2)

68.3(44.6–84.5)

cohort

238

7

Kobayashi et al. [28]

2022

Asia

2008–2018

OS、PFS

2.9

NR

71 (66–76)

cohort

95

9

Stangl-Kremser et al. [26]

2020

Europe

2005–2016

OS

3

25.5(12.8 − 42.4)

68.8(64.6 − 75.0)

cohort

186

7

Linton et al. [16]

2013

North America Europe

2007–2009

OS

5

NR

NR

cohort

220

7

Neuberger et al. [29]

2022

Europe

2010–2019

OS

3

18.5(10.8–36.5)

72(65–76)

cohort

118

6

Tatenuma et al. [25]

2019

Asia

NR

OS

2.59

21(2–51)

72(63.6–77)

cohort

73

9

  1. IQR: Inter quartile range; NOS: Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; OS: Overall Survival; PFS: Progression-free Survival; NR: Not Reported;