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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

Development and Validation of a Robust Immune Prognostic Signature for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Yu Qiu, Li Cui, Yang Lin, Bingju Gao, Jun Li, Xinyuan Zhao, Xiaofeng Zhu, Shen Hu, Lisong Lin

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu QiuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Li CuiSchool of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Yang LinDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Bingju GaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Jun LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xinyuan ZhaoStomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaofeng ZhuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Shen HuSchool of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Lisong LinDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is among the most destructive of tumors, leading to considerable morbidity and mortality. Abnormal immune microenvironment is closely associated with tumor progression. This study aimed to construct a robust immune prognostic model for HNSCC. The RNA-seq transcriptome data and clinical information of HNSCC were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The key pathways and transcriptional factors (TFs) that are correlated with significantly altered immune related genes were identified. A robust immune prognostic model was constructed and further validated using a discovery-validation cohort design. An immune prognostic signature-based nomogram model was also developed. We have identified 400 significantly changed immune related genes in HNSCC. In addition, functional analysis of the altered immune related genes revealed many biological functions and pathways that might affect the tumor immune microenvironment. FOXP3, SNAI2, and STAT1 were identified as the hub TFs for regulating immunological changes in HNSCC. Moreover, an immune related gene-based prognostic signature significantly associated with the overall survival (OS) of HNSCC was constructed in the discovery cohort, and successfully validated in the validation cohort. Finally, a nomogram model based on immune prognostic signature was built and exhibited good performance for predicting the OS of HNSCC. In conclusion, the immune prognostic model is robust for predicting the prognosis of HNSCC and may evolve as a promising tool for risk evaluation and therapeutic selection.

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head and neck squamous cell carcinomaimmune related genesnomogram modelrisk signaturesurvival analysis

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