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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

An EMT-related gene signature for the prognosis of human bladder cancer.

Rui Cao, Lushun Yuan, Bo Ma, Gang Wang, Wei Qiu, Ye Tian

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6 authors.

Rui CaoDepartment of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7757-7615
Lushun YuanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Bo MaDepartment of Stomatology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Gang WangDepartment of Biological Repositories, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wei QiuDepartment of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ye TianDepartment of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1290-2223

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transition from non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) to muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is detrimental to bladder cancer (BLCA) patients. Here, we aimed to study the underlying mechanism of the subtype transition. Gene set variation analysis (GSVA) revealed the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) signalling pathway with the most positive correlation in this transition. Then, we built a LASSO Cox regression model of an EMT-related gene signature in BLCA. The patients with high risk scores had significantly worse overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) than those with low risk scores. The EMT-related gene signature also performed favourably in the accuracy of prognosis and in the subtype survival analysis. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses demonstrated that the EMT-related gene signature, pathological N stage and age were independent prognostic factors for predicting survival in BLCA patients. Furthermore, the predictive nomogram model was able to effectively predict the outcome of BLCA patients by appropriately stratifying the risk score. In conclusion, we developed a novel EMT-related gene signature that has tumour-promoting effects, acts as a negative independent prognostic factor and might facilitate personalized counselling and treatment in BLCA.

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Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticNomogramsBiomarkers, TumorGene Expression ProfilingHumansPrognosisRisk FactorsSurvival RateUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsBiomarkers, Tumorbladder cancerCoxEMTGEOLASSOsignatureTCGA

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PMCPMC6933372

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