Table 3 Outcomes of the sensitivity analysis and test of publication bias.

From: Pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with immunotherapy efficacy in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcomes

No. of studies

Sensitivity analysis

Egger’ s test

HR/ORs (95% CI)

Robust

P value

OS

107

2.23 (2.05, 2.42) to 2.28 (2.03, 2.58)

Yes

< 0.001

PFS

90

1.80 (1.66, 1.94) to 1.84 (1.70, 2.00)

Yes

< 0.001

ORR

38

0.53 (0.46, 0.61) to 0.55 (0.48, 0.63)

Yes

0.007

DCR

41

0.35 (0.29, 0.42) to 0.37 (0.31, 0.45)

Yes

< 0.001

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