Objective: Ephrin A (EphA) receptors are involved in tumorigenesis,
metastasis, and angiogenesis, making them attractive candidates for new
anti-cancer therapies. Here, we investigated the prognostic value of EphA
receptor expression in breast cancer (BC). Methods: We analyzed EphA
mRNA levels and survival information through the “Kaplan-Meier plotter”
database. In total, we included 3554 breast cancer patients with a median
follow-up of 20 years. A 95% confidence interval (CI) and Hazard ratio (HR) were
used to assess the overall relative risk of BC outcome. Results: Our
results showed that EphA1 (HR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.6–0.75, p =
6.3 10), EphA2 (HR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.7–0.89,
p = 5.2 10), EphA3 (HR = 0.78, 95% CI:
0.69–0.87, p = 1.7 10), EphA4 (HR = 0.72,
95% CI: 0.61–0.86, p = 3 10), EphA5 (HR =
0.68, 95% CI: 0.57–0.82, p = 4.3 10), EphA6
(HR = 0.8, 95% CI: 0.66–0.98, p = 0.027), EphA8 (HR = 0.52,
95% CI: 0.44–0.62, p = 2.6 10) and EphA10
(HR = 0.58, 95% CI: 0.5–0.68, p = 3.6 10) were
correlated with better relapse-free survival (RFS), while EphA7 (HR =
1.19, 95% CI: 1.02–1.4, p = 0.031) was correlated with a worse RFS in
breast cancer patients. Conclusions: Our analyisis demonstrate that
profiling EphA receptor mRNA expression in BC patients has prognostic value.