Table 1 Characteristics of the Included Studies
Study,Year | Country | Years of Inclusion | Follow-up Time | Patients Cured | Patients Followed | Cure Rate(%) | Pathology | Study Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horita et al. 2001 [15] | Japan | 1977–1999 | >6 months | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | APA | retrospective |
Sawka et al. 2001 [16] | America | 1993–1999 | 0.1–77.9 months | 31 | 93 | 33.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Fukudome et al. 2002 [17] | Japan | 1976–1998 | 1.2–23.1 years | 34 | 46 | 73.9 | APA | retrospective |
Rossi et al. 2002 [18] | America | 1994–2000 | 1-63 months | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Tan et al. 2002 [19] | China | 1984–2001 | >3 months | 44 | 46 | 95.7 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Goh et al. 2004 [20] | Singapore | 1996–2002 | 1-60 months | 23 | 46 | 50.0 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Meyer et al. 2005 [21] | Germany | 1988–2001 | 38-134 months | 8 | 24 | 33.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Omura et al.2006 [6] | Japan | 1995–2005 | 1 year | 44 | 69 | 63.8 | APA | retrospective |
Han et al.2006 [22] | China | 2003–2005 | 3-37 months | 35 | 47 | 74.5 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Pang et al.2007 [23] | Australia | 1995–2005 | >1 month | 18 | 53 | 34.0 | APA + Other | prospective |
Ziaja et al.2007 [24] | Poland | 1995–2005 | 1-10 years | 10 | 31 | 32.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Walz et al.2008 [25] | Germany | 1994–2007 | >1 years | 48 | 160 | 30.0 | APA + Other | prospective |
Zarnegar et al.2008 [7] | America | 1994–2005 | >6 months | 35 | 100 | 35.0 | APA + Other | retrospective |
White et al.2008 [26] | America | 1996–2007 | 0.1–96.7 months | 38 | 54 | 70.4 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Mourad et al.2008 [27] | France | 1997–1999 | 30-56 months | 23 | 58 | 39.7 | APA | retrospective |
Wu et al.2009 [8] | China | 1999–2007 | >1 year | 95 | 150 | 63.3 | APA | retrospective |
Chiou et al.2009 [28] | China | 1987–2006 | >6 months | 18 | 51 | 35.3 | APA | retrospective |
Campagnacci et al.2009 [29] | Italy | 1994–2006 | 20-128 months | 21 | 50 | 42.0 | APA | retrospective |
Wang et al.2010 [30] | China | 2002–2007 | 1.2–5.3 years | 54 | 93 | 58.1 | APA | retrospective |
Tresallet et al.2010 [31] | France | 1997–2008 | >6 months | 33 | 57 | 57.9 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Mathur et al.2010 [32] | America | NA | 1Â month-9Â year | 17 | 85 | 20.0 | APAÂ +Â Other | retrospective |
Kim et al.2010 [33] | Korea | 1995–2008 | 6-159 months | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | APA | retrospective |
Fu et al.2011 [34] | China | 2000–2004 | >1 years | 61 | 212 | 28.8 | APA | prospective |
Waldmann et al.2011 [35] | Germany | 1993–2009 | >1 years | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Tang et al.2011 [36] | China | 1999–2009 | 6 months-2 years | 180 | 227 | 79.2 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Wang et al.2011 [37] | China | 2008–2010 | 1 week-1 year | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Linden et al.2012 [38] | France | 2001–2009 | 6-12 months | 68 | 156 | 43.5 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Wang et al.2012 [39] | China | 2008–2010 | >6 months | 43 | 83 | 51.8 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Wang et al.2012 [40] | China | 2009–2011 | 6-18 months | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Wang et al.2012 [41] | China | 2002–2009 | >6 months | 44 | 82 | 53.7 | APA | retrospective |
Zhang et al.2013 [42] | China | 2005–2011 | >6 months | 207 | 376 | 55.1 | APA | retrospective |
Aronova et al.2014 [43] | America | 2004–2013 | >1 years | 21 | 47 | 44.7 | APA | retrospective |
Jiang et al.2014 [44] | China | 2004–2011 | 15-110 months | 88 | 164 | 53.7 | UAH | retrospective |
Lim et al.2014 [45] | China | 1993–2011 | 1.9–11.7 years | 127 | 133 | 95.4 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Wachtel et al.2014 [46] | America | 1997–2013 | >1 years | 13 | 85 | 15.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Hartmann et al.2014 [47] | Czech Republic | 2001–2011 | 1 year | 17 | 51 | 33.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Utsumi et al.2014 [48] | Japan | 1995–2012 | >6 months | 56 | 132 | 42.4 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Wolley et al.2015 [49] | Australia | 2000–2014 | 6-24 months | 29 | 80 | 36.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Xie et al.2015 [9] | China | 2009–2014 | 0.17-5 years | 43 | 94 | 45.7 | APA | retrospective |
Hu et al.2015 [50] | China | 2009–2014 | >1 years | 29 | 46 | 63.0 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Citton et al.2015 [51] | Italy | 1990–2013 | 1 month | 67 | 122 | 54.9 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Volpe et al.2015 [52] | Sweden | 1985–2010 | 0.5-26 years | 46 | 120 | 38.3 | APA + Other | retrospective |
Fujita et al.2016 [53] | Japan | 2000–2015 | >1 years | 36 | 95 | 37.9 | APA + Other | retrospective |