ArticleCancer genomics & proteomics
Pre-operative Plasma miR-21-5p Is a Sensitive Biomarker and Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Surgical Resection.
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- MiR-21 Is a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Circulating Biomarker in Pleural Mesothelioma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic and prognostic significance of circulating extracellular vesicles in gastrointestinal cancers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Abnormal levels of miRNA in pancreatic cancer are linked to tumor progression by regulating the translation of tumor-associated mRNA.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- Serum hsa-miR-22-3p, hsa-miR-885-5p, Lipase-to-Amylase Ratio, C-Reactive Protein, CA19-9, and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Prognostic Factors in Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
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- MicroRNAs: emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets in pancreatic cancer.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Review
- Identification and validation of the microRNAs and hub genes for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by an integrated bioinformatic analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2023Article
- Clinical Value of Circulating miRNA in Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Monitoring Therapy of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma-A Review of the Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- microRNA-21-5p from M2 macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles promotes the differentiation and activity of pancreatic cancer stem cells by mediating KLF3.Cell biology and toxicology · 2022Article
- An Insight into miR-1290: An Oncogenic miRNA with Diagnostic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Macrophage-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles in Multiple Diseases: Biogenesis, Function, and Therapeutic Applications.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- Predictive Biomarkers for a Personalized Approach in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- The Role of Circulating MicroRNAs in Patients with Early-Stage Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Circulating MicroRNAs in Gastrointestinal Cancer.Cancers · 2021Review
- Liquid Biopsy in Pancreatic Cancer: Are We Ready to Apply It in the Clinical Practice?Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
Blood plasma microRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as a clinically useful tool for non-invasive detection and prognosis estimation in various cancer types including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The aim of the present study was to provide an independent validation of circulating miRNAs identified in previous studies as diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarkers in PDAC. Based on the literature search, 6 miRNAs were chosen as candidates for independent validation; miR-21-5p, miR-375, miR-155, miR-17-5p, miR-126-5p and miR-1290. Validation of these miRNAs was performed in a cohort of 25 patients with PDAC undergoing surgical resection and 24 healthy donors. Plasma levels of miRNAs were determined using quantitative real-time PCR. We confirmed significantly higher levels of all tested miRNA in blood plasma of PDAC patients in comparison to healthy controls with miR-21-5p showing the highest analytical performance (p<0.001; AUC>0.99). Increased levels of miR-21-5p (p=0.045) and miR-375 (p=0.013) were significantly associated with overall survival. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that miR-21-5p is a significant unfavorable prognostic factor independent on other clinical variables including adjuvant chemotherapy (hazard ratio 2.95; 95% CI 1.06-8.18; p=0.038). Our preliminary data indicate promising diagnostic and prognostic utility of plasma miR-21-5p in PDAC patients.
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