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ArticleBMC surgery2020

Five gene signatures were identified in the prediction of overall survival in resectable pancreatic cancer.

Chao Wu, Zuowei Wu, Bole Tian

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Article in BMC surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Chao WuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Zuowei WuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Bole TianDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. bole_tian@163.com.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough genes have been previously detected in pancreatic cancer (PC), aberrant genes that play roles in resectable pancreatic cancer should be further assessed.

methodsMessenger RNA samples and clinicopathological data corrected with PC were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Resectable PC patients were randomly divided into a primary set and a validation set. Univariable Cox regression analysis, lasso-penalized Cox regression analysis, and multivariable Cox analysis were implemented to distinguish survival-related genes (SRGs). A risk score based on the SRGs was calculated by univariable Cox regression analysis. A genomic-clinical nomogram was established by integrating the risk score and clinicopathological data to predict overall survival (OS) in resectable PC.

resultsFive survival-related genes (AADAC, DEF8, HIST1H1C, MET, and CHFR) were significantly correlated with OS in resectable PC. The resectable PC patients, based on risk score, were sorted into a high-risk group that showed considerably unfavorable OS (p < 0.001) than the low-risk group, in both the primary set and the validation set. The concordance index (C-index) was calculated to evaluate the predictive performance of the nomogram were respectively in the primary set [0.696 (0.608-0.784)] and the validation set [0.682 (0.606-0.758)]. Additionally, gene set enrichment Analysis discovered several meaningful enriched pathways.

conclusionOur study identified five prognostic gene biomarkers for OS prediction and which facilitate postoperative molecular target therapy for the resectable PC, especially the nomic-clinical nomogram which may be used as an effective model for the postoperative OS evaluation and also an optimal therapeutic tool for the resectable PC.

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Genes, NeoplasmPancreatic NeoplasmsCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesFemaleHumansMaleNomogramsPrognosisRNA, MessengerSurvival AnalysisCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesRNA, MessengerBiomarkersNomogramPancreatic cancerPrognostic modelSurvivalTCGA

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PMID32943033
PMCPMC7499920
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