TY - JOUR AB - Biglycan (BGN), a key member of the small leucine‑rich proteoglycan family, is an important component of the extracellular matrix. Clinical studies have demonstrated that upregulation of BGN is associated with poor prognosis in patients with various types of solid cancer. The present study analyzed the mRNA expression levels of BGN in various types of solid cancer when compared with that in normal tissues via the Oncomine database. The UALCAN, OncoLnc and Kaplan‑Meier Plotter databases were additionally used to evaluate the prognostic values of BGN in patients with solid cancer and co‑expression gene analysis was conducted using the protein‑protein interaction networks of BGN. The present study observed that the mRNA expression levels of BGN were increased in bladder, brain and central nervous system, breast, colorectal, esophageal, gastric, head and neck, lung, ovarian and 28 subtypes of cancer compared with normal tissues. The increased expression of BGN was identified to be associated with a poor outcome in ovarian and gastric cancer. Based on the co‑expression network, BGN was identified as the key gene in a 43‑gene network. The present findings of increased expression of BGN in solid tumors and its positive association with poor outcome on patient survival indicate that BGN may serve as a prognostic marker and as a target for novel therapeutics for multiple types of cancer. AD - Central Laboratories, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Mental Health Centre, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, P.R. China Operating Room, Qingdao Jinhua Gynecology Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, P.R. China Neonatal Department, Wulian County People's Hospital, Wulian, Shandong 262300, P.R. China Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, P.R. China AU - Zhao,Shou‑Feng AU - Yin,Xue‑Jing AU - Zhao,Wen‑Ju AU - Liu,Le‑Cui AU - Wang,Zhi‑Peng DA - 2020/03/01 DO - 10.3892/ol.2020.11266 EP - 1682 IS - 3 JO - Oncol Lett KW - biglycan biomarker cancer PY - 2020 SN - 1792-1074 1792-1082 SP - 1673 ST - Biglycan as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in multiple human cancers T2 - Oncology Letters TI - Biglycan as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in multiple human cancers UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11266 VL - 19 ER -