A five metastasis-related long noncoding RNA risk signature for osteosarcoma survival prediction

BACKGROUND: Osteosarcoma is a highly malignant and common bone tumour with an aggressive disease course and a poor prognosis. Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and tumorigenesis, metastasis, and progression. METHODS: We utilized a large cohort from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) database osteosarcoma project to identify potential lncRNAs related to the overall survival of patients with osteosarcoma by using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. Kaplan–Meier curves were generated to evaluate the overall survival difference between patients in the high-risk group and the low-risk group. A time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was employed, and the area under the curve (AUC) of ROC was measured to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the multi-lncRNA signature. RESULTS: Five lncRNAs (RP11-128N14.5, RP11-231|13.2, RP5-894D12.4, LAMA5-AS1, RP11-346L1.2) were identified, and a five-lncRNA signature was constructed. The AUC for predicting 5-year survival was 0.745, which suggested good performance of the five-lncRNA signature. In addition, functional enrichment analysis of the five-lncRNA-correlated protein-coding genes (PCGs) was performed to show the biological function of the five lncRNAs. Additionally, PPI network suggested RTP1 is a potential biomarker that regulates the prognosis of osteosarcoma. CONCLUSIONS: We developed a five-lncRNA signature as a potential prognostic indicator for osteosarcoma. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12920-021-00972-5.