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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Comprehensive Characterization of Cachexia-Inducing Factors in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Reveals a Molecular Subtype and a Prognosis-Related Signature.

Zhixing Kuang, Xun Li, Rongqiang Liu, Shaoxing Chen, Jiannan Tu

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Zhixing KuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Nanping First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Nanping, China.
Xun LiDepartment of Oncology, Haikou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Haikou, China.
Rongqiang LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Nanping First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Nanping, China.
Shaoxing ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhangzhou Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, China.
Jiannan TuDepartment of Oncology, Nanping First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Nanping, China.
Fujian Medical University · CNCentral South University · CNZhangzhou Municipal Hospital of Fujian Province · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCachexia is defined as an involuntary decrease in body weight, which can increase the risk of death in cancer patients and reduce the quality of life. Cachexia-inducing factors (CIFs) have been reported in colorectal cancer and pancreatic adenocarcinoma, but their value in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) requires further genetic research.

methodsWe used gene expression data from Gene Expression Omnibus to evaluate the expression landscape of 25 known CIFs in DLBCL patients and compared them with normal lymphoma tissues from two cohorts [GSE56315 (

resultsClustering analysis with CIFs further divided the cases into two molecular subtypes (cluster A and cluster B) associated with distinct prognosis, immunological landscape, chemosensitivity, and biological process. A risk-prognostic signature based on CCL2, CSF2, IL15, IL17A, IL4, TGFA, and TNFSF10 for DLBCL was developed, and significant differences in overall survival analysis were found between the low- and high-risk groups in the training dataset and another two independent validation datasets. Multivariate regression showed that the risk signature was an independently prognostic factor in contrast to other clinical characteristics.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that CIFs further contribute to the observed heterogeneity of DLBCL, and molecular classification and a risk signature based on CIFs are both promising tools for prognostic stratification, which may provide important clues for precision medicine and tumor-targeted therapy.

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cachexia-inducing factorsdiffuse large B-cell lymphomamolecular subtypeprognosis-relatedsignature

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