BACKGROUND: The current study aims to investigate the prognostic value of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) ROR in ovarian cancer patients. METHODS: Sixty cases of ovarian cancer patients were collected from January 2017 to December 2017. The expression of lncRNA ROR in the plasma and tissues of ovarian cancer was detected by RT-qPCR. The relationship between the expression of lncRNA ROR and the clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed. RESULTS: The expression of lncRNA ROR in the plasma of ovarian cancer patients was significantly higher than that in healthy controls. Compared with that in the adjacent non-cancerous tissues, the level of lncRNA ROR was significantly enhanced in the ovarian cancer tissues. Further study showed that the expression of lncRNA ROR was closely related to FIGO stage, tumor grade, and lymph node metastasis. Pearson's correlation assay indicated that lncRNA ROR positively correlated with CA125 in ovarian cancer patients. Moreover, the combined detection of plasma lncRNA ROR and CA125 had the highest value in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer compared to that of lncRNA ROR or CA125 alone. CONCLUSIONS: The enhanced level of plasma lncRNA ROR could be used as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
BACKGROUND: The current study aims to investigate the prognostic value of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) ROR in ovarian cancer patients. METHODS: Sixty cases of ovarian cancer patients were collected from January 2017 to December 2017. The expression of lncRNA ROR in the plasma and tissues of ovarian cancer was detected by RT-qPCR. The relationship between the expression of lncRNA ROR and the clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed. RESULTS: The expression of lncRNA ROR in the plasma of ovarian cancer patients was significantly higher than that in healthy controls. Compared with that in the adjacent non-cancerous tissues, the level of lncRNA ROR was significantly enhanced in the ovarian cancer tissues. Further study showed that the expression of lncRNA ROR was closely related to FIGO stage, tumor grade, and lymph node metastasis. Pearson's correlation assay indicated that lncRNA ROR positively correlated with CA125 in ovarian cancer patients. Moreover, the combined detection of plasma lncRNA ROR and CA125 had the highest value in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer compared to that of lncRNA ROR or CA125 alone. CONCLUSIONS: The enhanced level of plasma lncRNA ROR could be used as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.