Moreover, our data showed that there was a positive relationship between the expression levels of CXCL9 or GINAP7 and FOXO1 in PAAD patient specimens (Spearman’s product-moment correlation coefficient r = 0.7416, P < 0.001 for CXCL7 and FOXO1, Spearman’s product-moment correlation coefficient r = 0.4853, P = 0.0053 for GIMAP7 and FOXO1) (Figure 7D–7G). This evidence concerns the gene PPBP and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.