Skip to main content

Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of the prognostic value of miR-125b-5p, miR-205-5p and miR-424-3p expression levels and clinical parameters in relation to relapse-free survival a

From: MicroRNA-125b upregulation confers aromatase inhibitor resistance and is a novel marker of poor prognosis in breast cancer

 

Number of samples

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

P -value b

HR (95% CI)

P -value b

miR-125b-5p expression levels

65

6.80 (1.35 to 35.26)

0.009

6.35 (1.21 to 33.27)

0.029

miR-205-5p expression levels

65

1.86 (0.63 to 10.40)

NS (0.17)

ND

ND

miR-424-3p expression levels

65

1.04 (0.52 to 7.58)

NS (0.31)

ND

ND

Age (≤50 yr; >50 yr)

65

0.02 (0.54 to 2.03)

NS (0.90)

ND

ND

Macroscopic tumor size (≤30 mm; >30 mm)

64c

1.47 (0.08 to 1.89)

NS (0.22)

ND

ND

Lymph node status (≤3; >3)

65

7.68 (1.42 to 33.15)

0.006

6.29 (1.27 to 31.07)

0.024

Histological grade (SBR1 + SBR2; SBR3)

65

0.45 (0.35 to 8.18)

NS (0.50)

ND

ND

Histological grade (SBR1; SBR2)

22

1.41 (0.01 to 3.49)

NS (0.23)

ND

ND

Histological grade (SBR1; SBR3)

47

0.48 (0.06 to 4.00)

NS (0.49)

ND

ND

Histological grade (SBR2; SBR3)

61

1.10 (0.36 to 23.68)

NS (0.29)

ND

ND

ER status (negative; positive)

65

0.17 (0.20 to 2.85)

NS (0.68)

ND

ND

PR status (negative; positive)

65

0.10 (0.21 to 3.04)

NS (0.75)

ND

ND

HER2 status (negative; positive)

65

0.78 (0.48 to 6.84)

NS (0.38)

ND

ND

  1. a95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ER, Estrogen receptor; HER2, Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HR, Hazard ratio; miR, MicroRNA; ND, Not done; NS, Not significant; PR, Progesterone receptor; SBR, Scarff-Bloom-Richardson grade. b P < 0.05 was considered significant. cInformation available for 64 patients.