Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 2 pp 1843—1856

Figure 1. PSMA3-AS1 is overexpressed in ESCC tissues and higher PSMA3-AS1 expression is correlated with a poor prognosis for ESCC. (A) PSMA3-AS1 expression in ESCC tissues and their corresponding adjacent non-tumor tissues according to RT-qPCR analysis. GAPDH was used as an internal control for loading. (B) In total, 120 patients were divided into groups with and without distant metastasis. The diagram shows PSMA3-AS1 expression in each group. ***p < 0.001. (C) In total, 120 patients were divided into ≤ 4 cm and > 4 cm size groups. The diagram shows PSMA3-AS1 expression in each group. ***p < 0.01. (D) and (E) The OS and cumulative recurrence rates of 120 patients with ESCC were compared between the PSMA3-AS1^low and PSMA3-AS1^high groups using the Kaplan–Meier method (log-rank test). The data are represented as the mean ± SD, n=3. ***P < 0.001.