The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 1428-1434.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2026.08.017

• Treatise: Clinical Practice • Previous Articles    

The predictive value of sCD276,YKL-40,miR-152-5p and miR-193a-5p in the prognosis of patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Li XIANG,Yijuan JIA,Ping WANG,Yanqin LOU,Donghua WANG()   

  1. Department of Gynecology,Wuhan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Wuhan 430030,Hubei,China
  • Received:2026-01-09 Online:2026-04-25 Published:2026-04-28
  • Contact: Donghua WANG E-mail:huahua434569@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the predictive value of serum soluble CD276 (sCD276), chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40), microRNA (miR)-152-5p and miR-193a-5p in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). Methods A total of 240 patients with HGSOC admitted to the Department of Gynecology, Wuhan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from October 2018 to October 2022 were selected as the study subjects. All selected patients received standard initial therapy and underwent regular follow-up for 3 years starting after completion of initial treatment. Follow-up continued until patient death or October 31, 2025. Among the 240 enrolled patients, 4 were excluded due to loss to follow-up, resulting in 236 patients included in the study. Based on 3-year follow-up records, patients were divided into poor prognosis group (71 cases) and good prognosis group (165 cases). Clinical data and serum levels of sCD276, YKL-40, miR-152-5p, and miR-193a-5p in the poor prognosis and good prognosis groups were compared. The risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with HGSOC were analyzed. The predictive value of serum levels of sCD276, YKL-40, miR-152-5p, and miR-193a-5p in patients with HGSOC was assessed by ROC curves. Results The proportion of ascites, lymph node metastasis, and postoperative residual disease and serum levels of sCD276 and YKL-40 in the poor prognosis group were higher than the good prognosis group (P < 0.05), serum levels of miR-152-5p and miR-193a-5p were lower than the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). Ascites, lymph node metastasis, postoperative residual lesions and high levels of serum sCD276 and YKL-40 were independent risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with HGSOC (P < 0.05), while high levels of serum miR-152-5p and miR-193a-5p were protective factors (P < 0.05). ROC analysis revealed that the combined detection of serum sCD276, YKL-40, miR-152-5p, and miR-193a-5p in predicting the prognosis of HGSOC patients was 0.895, with a sensitivity of 88.73% and specificity of 73.33%, the combined detection AUC significantly exceeded that of individual markers (P < 0.05). Conclusions The serum levels of sCD276 and YKL-40 in patients with poor prognosis of HGSOC were highly expressed, while the serum levels of miR-152-5p and miR-193a-5p were lowly expressed. Ascites, lymph node metastasis, postoperative residual lesions and serum levels of sCD276, YKL-40, miR-152-5p and miR-193a-5p were closely related to the prognosis of patients, and the combined detection of serum levels of sCD276, YKL-40, miR-152-5p and miR-193a-5p was more valuable in predicting the prognosis of patients with HGSOC.

Key words: high-grade serous ovarian cancer, soluble CD276, chitinase-3-like protein 1, microRNA, prognosis

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