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ArticleOncology letters2019

Identification of a 13-gene-based classifier as a potential biomarker to predict the effects of fluorouracil-based chemotherapy in colorectal cancer.

Zuhuan Gan, Qiyuan Zou, Yan Lin, Zihai Xu, Zhong Huang, Zhichao Chen, Yufeng Lv

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Zuhuan GanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Medical University Kaiyuan Langdong Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.
Qiyuan ZouDepartment of Medicine, Affiliated Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Medical University Kaiyuan Langdong Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.
Yan LinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.
Zihai XuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Medical University Kaiyuan Langdong Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.
Zhong HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Medical University Kaiyuan Langdong Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.
Zhichao ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Medical University Kaiyuan Langdong Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.
Yufeng LvDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Medical University Kaiyuan Langdong Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China.

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Abstract

The aim of the current study was to develop a predictor classifier for response to fluorouracil-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) using microarray gene expression profiles of primary CRC tissues. Using two expression profiles downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between responders and non-responders to fluorouracil-based chemotherapy were identified. A total of 791 DEGs, including 303 that were upregulated and 488 that were downregulated in responders, were identified. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that the DEGs were primarily involved in 'cell mitosis', 'DNA replication' and 'cell cycle' signaling pathways. Following feature selection using two methods, a random forest classifier for response to fluorouracil-based chemotherapy with 13 DEGs was constructed. The accuracy of the 13-gene classifier was 0.930 in the training set and 0.810 in the validation set. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the area under the curve was 1.000 in the training set and 0.873 in the validation set (P=0.227). The 13-gene-based classifier described in the current study may be used as a potential biomarker to predict the effects of fluorouracil-based chemotherapy in patients with CRC.

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colorectal cancerdifferential expression genesfluorouracil-based chemotherapyrandom forest classifier

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PMCPMC6507297

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