MMP9 and sarcoma: In sarcoma, the expression levels of ANXA1 were positively correlated with those of MMP9 (r=0.204, P=9.43e-04), COL1A2 (r=0.349, p=8.87e-09), S100A4 (r=0.574, P<0.001), VIM (r=0.48, P<0.001) and S100A11 (r=0.638, P<0.001) (Figure 8A).