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ArticleDiscover oncology2026

Integrative multi-omics analysis identifies a circadian rhythm-associated gene signature for prognosis and therapeutic stratification in lung adenocarcinoma.

Yiheng Lu, Yi Dong, Cheng Sun, Fan Yang, Shuyan Xiao, Yining Liu, Xiao Han, Qiaowei Liu, Yi Hu

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Yiheng Lu *Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Yi Dong *Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Cheng Sun *Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Fan YangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Shuyan XiaoMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Yining LiuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Xiao Han *Senior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. hanxiaoplagh@126.com.
Qiaowei Liu *Senior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. dr_liuqiaowei@126.com.
Yi Hu *Department of Oncology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. huyi301zlxb@sina.com.

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objectivesCircadian rhythm disruption is increasingly implicated in tumor progression and therapy resistance. However, its prognostic value and impact on the tumor immune microenvironment in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remain unclear. This study aimed to develop a robust circadian rhythm-based gene signature to improve risk stratification and inform personalized therapeutic strategies in LUAD.

methodsWe integrated multi-omics data from over 900 LUAD patients across TCGA and GEO databases. A circadian rhythm-related gene prognostic signature (CRGPS) was constructed from candidate genes using ten machine learning algorithms and validated externally. The tumor immune microenvironment, mutation landscape, and therapy response were analyzed using bioinformatics algorithms. Single-cell RNA sequencing data were utilized to explore gene expression at cellular resolution.

resultsA 10-gene CRGPS was developed, which effectively stratified patients into high- and low-risk groups with significantly divergent overall survival in both training and validation cohorts. Unsupervised clustering based on these genes revealed two molecular subtypes (C1 and C2) with distinct characteristics. The two subgroups exhibited significant differences in terms of the tumor immune microenvironment, clinical prognosis, and therapeutic sensitivity. Single-cell analysis localized key signature genes to endothelial and epithelial cells and revealed enhanced endothelial-endothelial communication.

conclusionsThe CRGPS serves as a robust prognostic framework for risk stratification and provides hypothesis-generating insights into therapeutic vulnerabilities based on in silico predictions of immune profiles and drug sensitivity, pending prospective validation.

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Circadian rhythmImmunotherapy responseLung adenocarcinomaMachine learningMolecular subtypingMulti-omicsPrognostic signaturescRNA sequencingTumor immune microenvironment

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