Abstract
MicroRNA (miR)-26a-5p is an oncogene significantly associated with osteosarcoma. We try to evaluate expression of circulating miR-26a-5p in osteosarcoma patients and evaluate its significance.A total of 243 consecutive osteosarcoma patients and 96 healthy participates were enrolled. Circulating miR-26a-5p levels were evaluated by using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR). The association between circulating miR-26a-5p level and survival outcomes was evaluated by univariate and multivariate analysis.Circulating miR-26a-5p levels in osteosarcoma patients was significantly higher than that of healthy volunteers (P < .05). Upregulated miR-26a-5p was significantly related to advanced cancer and metastasis (both P < .05). Moreover, patients with a high serum miR-26a-5p had a poorer overall survival than those with a low serum miR-26a-5p levels (P < .05). Circulating miR-26a-5p level also been showed as independent risk factor for osteosarcoma in multivariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR], 0.38; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.11â0.98; P < .01).Circulating miR-26a-5p was significantly upregulated in osteosarcoma patients and remarkably associated with poor prognosis, indicating that circulating miR-26a-5p might serve as a useful diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for osteosarcoma.
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