Among the 14 mRNAs in the prognostic model of progressive-stage STAD, 13 mRNAs (CHAF1A, VCAN, CDH11, PDGFRB, BMP1, ASPN, BGN, GINS4, COL6A3, ECT2, IBSP, KIF18B, and INCENP) were upregulated, while one mRNA (GCG) was downregulated. This evidence concerns the gene VCAN and gastric adenocarcinoma.