• Yongsheng Xiang, Xiaodong Xu, Bo Yang, Zhiwei Wu, Rui Jiang, and Yanping Xie.
• Department of Hematology, The First People's Hospital of Jingmen, No. 67 Xiangshan Avenue, Jingmen, 448000, People's Republic of, China.
• Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Apr 1; 191 (2): 671-679.

BackgroundThis study aimed to explore the correlation between circular RNA_0000190 (circ_0000190) and microRNA-767-5p (miR-767-5p), and their correlations with biochemical indices, risk stratification, treatment response, and survival in multiple myeloma (MM) patients.MethodsBone marrow (BM) plasma cells of 86 MM patients (during standard diagnostic procedures) and 30 healthy donors (HDs) (examination of the eligibility for BM transplantation) were obtained, among which circ_0000190 and miR-767-5p expressions were detected using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In MM patients, Durie-Salmon stage and International Staging System (ISS) stage were assessed. Clinical responses (including complete response (CR) and objective response rate (ORR)) were assessed. The progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated.ResultsCirc_0000190 was decreased, but miR-767-5p was increased in MM patients compared with HDs. Circ_0000190 was negatively correlated with miR-767-5p in both HDs and MM patients. In MM patients, circ_0000190 was negatively correlated with ISS stage, serum creatinine, beta-2-microglobulin, and lactate dehydrogenase but was positively correlated with albumin. Whereas an opposite trend in miR-767-5p was observed. Regarding clinical response, circ_0000190 had the value for predicting increased ORR, while miR-767-5p had the value for predicting decreased CR and ORR. Circ_0000190 high expression was correlated with better PFS and OS, while miR-767-5p high expression was correlated with worse PFS and OS. Multivariate Cox's analyses revealed circ_0000190 high expression as an independent factor predicting better OS.ConclusionCirc_0000190 and its target miR-767-5p are dysregulated, and they are related to risk stratification and prognosis in MM patients.© 2021. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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