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ArticleCancer medicine2020

Development and validation of an immune-related prognostic signature in lung adenocarcinoma.

Sijin Sun, Wei Guo, Zhen Wang, Xin Wang, Guochao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Renda Li, Yibo Gao, Bin Qiu, Fengwei Tan and 4 more

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 94 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Sijin SunDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Wei GuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8302-8292
Zhen WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Xin WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Guochao ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Hao ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Renda LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Yibo GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0501-9814
Bin QiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Fengwei TanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Yushun GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Qi XueDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Shugeng GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Jie HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0285-5403
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLung adenocarcinomas (LUAD) is the most common histological subtype of lung cancers. Tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is involved in tumorigeneses, progressions, and metastases. This study is aimed to develop a robust immune-related signature of LUAD.

methodsA total of 1774 LUAD cases sourced from public databases were included in this study. Immune scores were calculated through ESTIMATE algorithm and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was applied to identify immune-related genes. Stability selections and Lasso COX regressions were implemented to construct prognostic signatures. Validations and comparisons with other immune-related signatures were conducted in independent Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) cohorts. Abundant infiltrated immune cells and pathway enrichment analyses were carried out, respectively, through ImmuCellAI and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA).

resultsIn Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) LUAD cohorts, immune scores of higher levels were significantly associated with better prognoses (P < .05). Yellow (n = 270) and Blue (n = 764) colored genes were selected as immune-related genes, and after univariate Cox regression analysis (P < .005), a total of 133 genes were screened out for subsequent model constructions. A four-gene signature (ARNTL2, ECT2, PPIA, and TUBA4A) named IPSLUAD was developed through stability selection and Lasso COX regression. It was suggested by multivariate and subgroup analyses that IPSLUAD was an independent prognostic factor. It was suggested by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis that eight out of nine patients in high-risk groups had significantly worse prognoses in validation data sets (P < .05). IPSLUAD outperformed other signatures in two independent cohorts.

conclusionsA robust immune-related prognostic signature with great performances in multiple LUAD cohorts was developed in this study.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungAlgorithmsARNTL Transcription FactorsCyclophilin AFemaleHumansImmunityKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsRegression AnalysisTranscriptomeTubulinARNTL Transcription FactorsBMAL2 protein, humanCyclophilin AECT2 protein, humanProto-Oncogene ProteinsTubulinbiomarkerinfiltrated immune celllung adenocarcinomaprognostic signaturetumor immune microenvironment

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