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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2020

Autophagy-related genes are potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in prostate cancer.

Yifei Cheng, Feng Qi, Lu Li, Zongshi Qin, Xiao Li, Xinwei Wang

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Interplay between Autophagy and Mitochondria in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  6. Novel Insights into Autophagy and Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yifei ChengDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Feng QiDepartment of Urologic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Lu LiNanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zongshi QinSchool of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xiao LiDepartment of Urologic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xinwei WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Cancer Hospital · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecently, autophagy was found related to several malignances.

methodsTo explore the diagnostic and prognostic values of autophagy in prostate cancer (PCa), we first identified differentially expressed autophagy-related genes (DEARGs) based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Prostate Adenocarcinoma (PRAD) dataset. Gene ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment were applied to perform gene functional annotation. Then, multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to construct the risk index (RI). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC), calibration and decision curve analysis (DCA) curves were performed to identify the effectiveness of RI. Next, multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to construct the prognostic index (PI) and autophagy-clinical prognostic index (ACPI).

resultsWe identified 16 DEARGs and functional annotation demonstrated the relevance of these genes to autophagy and revealed the association of these DEARGs with digestive system, drug resistance and apoptosis. Then, the RI was constructed based on 5 DEARGs and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.9858. Validation based on Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets suggested that the RI was effective. Next, 7 ARGs were identified associated with overall survival (OS) and the PI was developed composed of 3 ARGs. Finally, ACPI was constructed based on PI and the M stage.

conclusionsThis study provided potential models for predicting the risk and prognosis of PCa and indicated the molecular insights of autophagy in PCa. While no other dataset was applied to test the effectiveness of the PI and ACPI models attribute to the well prognosis of PCa.

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autophagygene signatureprognosisProstate cancer (PCa)The Cancer Genome Atlas

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