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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2023

An immune-related signature for optimizing prognosis prediction and treatment decision of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Ninghua Yao, Wei Jiang, Yilang Wang, Qianqian Song, Xiaolei Cao, Wenjie Zheng, Jie Zhang

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ninghua Yao *Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China.
Wei Jiang *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, People's Republic of China.
Yilang Wang *Department of Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China.
Qianqian SongDepartment of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA.
Xiaolei CaoSchool of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China. caoxiaolei@126.com.
Wenjie ZhengResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China. wenjiezheng@ntu.edu.cn.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China. zjane_friend@163.com.
Nantong University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Nantong University · CNWake Forest University · USWuxi No.2 People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program BE2020668National Natural Science Foundation of China 82070622Science and Technology Project of Nantong City JCZ21041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn immune-related gene signature (IGS) was established for discriminating prognosis, predicting benefit of immunotherapy, and exploring therapeutic options in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsBased on Immune-related hub genes and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) LIHC dataset (n = 363), an immune-related gene signature (IGS) was established by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis. The prognostic significance and clinical implications of IGS were verified in International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) and Chinese HCC (CHCC) cohorts. The molecular and immune characteristics and the benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in IGS-defined subgroups were analyzed. In addition, by leveraging the Cancer Therapeutics Response Portal (CTRP) and PRISM Repurposing datasets, we determined the potential therapeutic agents for high IGS-risk patients.

resultsThe IGS was constructed based on 8 immune-related hub genes with individual coefficients. The IGS risk model could robustly predict the survival of HCC patients in TCGA, ICGC, and CHCC cohorts. Compared with 4 previous established immune genes-based signatures, IGS exhibited superior performance in survival prediction. Additionally, for immunological characteristics and enriched pathways, a low-IGS score was correlated with IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signaling, inflammatory response and interferon α/γ response pathways, low TP53 mutation rate, high infiltration level, and more benefit from ICI therapy. In contrast, high IGS score manifested an immunosuppressive microenvironment and activated aggressive pathways. Finally, by in silico screening potential compounds, vindesine, ispinesib and dasatinib were identified as potential therapeutic agents for high-IGS risk patients.

conclusionsThis study developed a robust IGS model for survival prediction of HCC patients, providing new insights into integrating tailored risk stratification with precise immunotherapy and screening potentially targeted agents.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyInterferon-gammaPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentInterferon-gammaHepatocellular carcinomaImmune genesPrecise therapyPrognosisSignature

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PMID36918943
PMCPMC10015788
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