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ArticleThoracic cancer2025

A Comprehensive Analysis of FGF/FGFR Signaling Alteration in NSCLC: Implications in Prognosis and Microenvironment.

Ziling Huang, Leyao Li, Xu Cai, Shen Wang, Yun Jia, Yuan Li

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Ziling HuangDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0899-1270
Leyao LiDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Xu CaiDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Shen WangSchool of Computer Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yun JiaAlpha X Biotech (Beijing) Co., Beijing, China.
Yuan LiDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.

Funding

Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation Y-Young2024-0371Institution and Governmental Cooperative Project, Shanghai Xuhui District Science and Technology Committee 23XHYD-12National Key Research and Development Program of China Stem Cell and Translational Research 2021YFF1201001
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Abstract

Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) ligands and their receptor have been identified as the potent target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the clinicopathological and microenvironmental characteristics of FGF/FGFR in NSCLC remain poorly elucidated. Here, we summarize 4656 NSCLCs and analyze clinicopathological features in 478 FGF/FGFR altered cases. AI analysis and multiplex immunofluorescence staining are used to reveal microenvironment features. First, around 10.27% NSCLC carry FGF/FGFR variant. Squamous cell carcinoma (41.95%) is much more than adenocarcinoma (8.32%). In 118 pathogenic variant (PV) cases, the most frequent variant is FGF/FGFR copy number increase (83.05%), the second is FGFR gene fusion (11.86%). Surprisingly, CCND1 always co-amplifies with FGF19 (100.00%). Furthermore, FGF PV is an independent risk factor for poor outcomes (overall survival: HR = 3.781, disease-free survival: HR = 3.340). And one-third of FGFR3-TACC3 fusion cases show clear cytoplasm in histology. Either CCND1/FGF19 co-amplification or KRAS co-mutation is closely related to cigarette exposure, and KRAS co-mutation acts as an independent factor of poor prognosis. Finally, the FGF/FGFR1/NOTCH1 within RB1 variant group has a remarkably high ratio of inner-tumor CD8+ T cell infiltration, non-exhausted T cells, exhausted T

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFibroblast Growth FactorsLung NeoplasmsReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorTumor MicroenvironmentAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSignal TransductionFibroblast Growth FactorsReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorFGF/FGFR signalingmicroenvironmentNSCLCprognosis

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PMID40001320
PMCPMC11860276

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