Table 6.

Expression levels of RNAs in plasma samples.

	Unresectable (n = 49)	Completely resected (n = 22)		Unresectable (n = 49)	Completely resected (n = 22)
miR-16	0.317 ± 0.202	0.256 ± 0.219	miR-126-3p	0.124 ± 0.129	0.104 ± 0.198
miR-21	0.095 ± 0.101	0.064 ± 0.070	miR-126-5p	0.244 ± 0.176	0.161 ± 0.137
miR-26a	0.429 ± 0.264	0.304 ± 0.232	miR-210	0.404 ± 0.208	0.396 ± 0.288
miR-34a	0.142 ± 0.267	0.242 ± 0.417	miR-217	0.029 ± 0.042	0.036 ± 0.063
miR-98	0.037 ± 0.045	0.039 ± 0.061	miR-630	0.134 ± 0.313	0.072 ± 0.086
miR-101-3p	0.095 ± 0.113	0.140 ± 0.190	MFGE8	0.033 ± 0.076	0.014 ± 0.019*
miR-101-5p	0.077 ± 0.075	0.144 ± 0.213	EZH2	0.021 ± 0.043	0.009 ± 0.015
miR-124-5p	0.123 ± 0.188	0.117 ± 0.174

Expression levels were calculated using the 2^−ΔΔCq method. ΔC_q was defined as the mean C_q value for a specific RNA in an individual sample. Each value indicates the mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analysis for single comparisons was performed using the Mann–Whitney U-test.

^*P < 0.05.