Clinical significance of breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 expression in resected non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis.

Background: The clinical significance of breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing surgery remains unclear up to now.

Aim: To explore the relation of BRCA1 expression with clinicopathological characteristics and survival in patients with resected NSCLC.

Methods: EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library databases were searched to identify the relevant articles.