Figure 8. Correlation between SNED1 and LTBP3 expression and distant-metastasis-free survival in breast cancer patients.
We tested the predictive value of the four ECM genes studied using the online assessment tool Kaplan–Meier Plotter. Whereas the expression of none of the genes studied correlated with distant metastasis-free survival for the entire population of breast cancer patients, SNED1 and LTBP3 expression inversely correlated with the survival of estrogen-receptor-negative and progesterone-receptor-negative (ER−/PR−) breast cancer patients.