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ArticleEBioMedicine2020

Comprehensive molecular analyses of a TNF family-based signature with regard to prognosis, immune features, and biomarkers for immunotherapy in lung adenocarcinoma.

Chaoqi Zhang, Guochao Zhang, Nan Sun, Zhen Zhang, Zhihui Zhang, Yuejun Luo, Yun Che, Qi Xue, Jie He

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9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Chaoqi 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, Beijing 100021, 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, Beijing 100021, China.
Nan 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, Beijing 100021, China.
Zhen ZhangBiotherapy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
Zhihui 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, Beijing 100021, China.
Yuejun LuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Yun CheDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, 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, Beijing 100021, China. Electronic address: xueqi@cicams.ac.cn.
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, Beijing 100021, China. Electronic address: prof.jiehe@gmail.com.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) family members play important roles in mounting anti-tumour immune responses, and clinical trials targeting these molecules are ongoing. However, the expression patterns and clinical significance of TNF members in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remain unrevealed. This study aimed to explore the gene expression profiles of TNF family members in LUAD and constructed a TNF family-based prognosis signature.

methodsIn total, 1300 LUAD cases from seven different cohorts were collected. Samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used as the training set, and the RNA data from five Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets and qPCR data from 102 samples were used for validation. The immune profiles and potential immunotherapy response prediction value of the signature were also explored.

findingsAfter univariate Cox proportional hazards regression and stepwise multivariable Cox analysis, a TNF family-based signature was constructed in the TCGA dataset that significantly stratified cases into high- and low-risk groups in terms of OS. This signature remained an independent prognostic factor in multivariate analyses. Moreover, the clinical significance of the signature was well validated in different clinical subgroups and independent validation cohorts. Further analysis revealed that signature high-risk patients were characterized by distinctive immune cell proportions and immune-suppressive states. Additionally, signature scores were positively related to multiple immunotherapy biomarkers.

interpretationThis was the first TNF family-based model for predicting outcomes and immune landscapes for patients with LUAD. The capability of this signature for predicting immunotherapy response needs further validation.

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Disease SusceptibilityMultigene FamilyAdenocarcinoma of LungAgedBiomarkers, TumorComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunomodulationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorTumor Necrosis FactorsImmune checkpointImmunotherapyLung cancerTMBTNF

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