Prognosis value of heat-shock proteins in esophageal and esophagogastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Figure 1 PRISMA flowchart of study inclusions and exclusions.

Figure 2 Forest plot of the eligible studies assessing the relationship between heat shock protein expression and overall survival. HSP: Heat shock protein; CI: Confidence interval.

Figure 3 Forest plot of the eligible studies evaluating the association of the heat shock proteins with the grade of cellular differentiation and lymph node dissemination. A: Forest plot of the eligible studies evaluating the association of the heat shock proteins with the grade of cellular differentiation; B: Forest plot of the eligible studies evaluating the association of the heat shock protein s with lymph node dissemination. HSP: Heat shock protein; CI: Confidence interval.

Figure 4 Forest plot of the eligible studies evaluating the association of heat shock proteins with tumor depth and distant metastasis. A: Forest plot of the eligible studies evaluating the association of heat shock proteins with tumor depth; B: Forest plot of the eligible studies evaluating the association of heat shock proteins with distant metastasis. HSP: Heat shock protein; CI: Confidence interval.