Table 1 Expression of miR-17-5p as predictor for BFFS, CFFS and PCDFS in prostate cancer patients. Univariate analysis; log rank.

From: High expression of miR-17-5p in tumor epithelium is a predictor for poor prognosis for prostate cancer patients

miR-17-5p expression

Patients

BFFS

CFFS

PCDFS

  

n

%

5-year (%)

10-year (%)

p

5-year (%)

10-year (%)

p

5-year (%)

10-year (%)

p

TE

Low

194

36.3

80

74

 < 0.001*

98

96

0.019

99

98

0.345

High

208

38.9

69

50

95

92

99

97

Missing

133

24.9

      

TS

Low

188

35.1

81

71

0.007*

98

97

0.050

99

98

0.559

High

281

52.5

72

57

96

93

100

98

Missing

66

12.3

      

TE + TS

Low/low

107

20.0

83

75

 < 0.001*

98

98

0.053

99

99

0.404

Mixed

124

23.2

77

67

97

94

99

97

High/high

170

31.8

67

48

95

91

99

98

Missing

134

25.0

      
  1. Significant p-values marked in bold for p < 0.05, and * for p < 0.01. Abbreviations: BFFS = biochemical failure-free survival; CFFS = clinical failure-free survival; p = p-value; PCDFS = prostate cancer death-free survival; TE = tumor epithelium; TS = tumor stroma.