In GC patients, PROX1 expression was not related to gender (OR: 1.234, 95% CI 0.958–1.590, P = 0.104), depth of tumor invasion (OR: 0.742, 95% CI 0.428–1.287, P = 0.289), lymph node metastasis (OR: 2.161, 95% CI 0.808–5.779, P = 0.125), TNM stage (OR: 1.324, 95% CI 0.572–3.066, P = 0.513), tumor size (OR: 0.889, 95% CI 0.502–1.576, P = 0.687), distant metastasis (OR: 1.096, 95% CI 0.470–2.555, P = 0.763). The gene discussed is PROX1; the disease is gastric cancer.