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Expression of microRNA‐218 in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its correlation with tumor progression and patient survival
Author(s) -
Zhu Ziman,
Xu Yuefang,
Du Jundong,
Tan Jingwang,
Jiao Huabao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23475
Subject(s) - medicine , proportional hazards model , oncology , univariate analysis , survival analysis , microrna , pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , multivariate analysis , pathology , pancreatic cancer , cancer research , cancer , biology , gene , paleontology , biochemistry
Abstract Background Our aim was to analyze clinicopathologic and prognostic values of microRNA (miR)‐218 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinima (PDAC). Methods TaqMan quantitative RT‐PCR was used to determine the expression of miR‐218 in human PDAC cells and tissue samples. The association of miR‐218 expression with clinicopathologic variables was analyzed. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was performed to analyze the association of miR‐218 expression with recurrence‐free survival or overall survival of patients. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed. Results The relative level of miR‐218 in PDAC cells was significantly lower than that in normal human pancreatic duct epithelial cell line. Also, the mean level of miR‐218 in PDAC tissues was significantly lower than that in normal pancreatic tissues. Statistical analyses indicated that low miR‐218 expression was closely associated with poor tumor differentiation, advanced tumor stage, higher incidence of lymph node metastasis, and tumor recurrence. Kaplan–Meier survival analyses showed that patients with low miR‐218 expression had lower recurrence‐free and overall survival than those with high miR‐218 expression. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that miR‐218 might be an independent prognostic factor. Conclusion Reduced miR‐218 in PDAC tissues was correlated with tumor progression, and might be an independent poor prognostic factor for patients. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 109:89–94 . © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.