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ArticleCancer cell international2021

High expression of CDCA7 predicts poor prognosis for clear cell renal cell carcinoma and explores its associations with immunity.

Shouyong Liu, Yi Wang, Chenkui Miao, Qianwei Xing, Zengjun Wang

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shouyong Liu *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yi Wang *Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 West Temple Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chenkui Miao *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Qianwei XingDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 West Temple Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China. xingqianwei@ntu.edu.cn.
Zengjun WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. zengjunwang@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-4750
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNantong University · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCell division cycle-associated 7 (CDCA7), as a member of the cell division cycle associated family, was reported to be aberrantly expressed in both solid tumors and hematological tumors, suggesting its essential role in promoting tumorigenesis. Hence, we aimed to explore its comprehensive roles of overall survival (OS) in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and emphasize its associations with immunity.

methodsThe RNA sequencing data and corresponding clinical information were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was adopted to explore CDCA7 associated signaling pathways. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were carried out to assess independent prognostic factors. Furthermore, roles of CDCA7 in human immunity were also investigated.

resultsOur results suggested that CDCA7 was overexpressed in ccRCC and its elevated expression was related to shorter OS (P < 0.01). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses identified CDCA7 as an independent prognostic factor (both P < 0.05). The prognostic nomogram integrating CDCA7 expression level and clinicopathologic variables was constructed to predict 1-, 3- and 5-year OS. GSEA indicated that high CDCA7 expression was related to the apoptosis pathway, cell cycle pathway, JAK-STAT pathway, NOD like receptor pathway, P53 pathway, T cell receptor pathway and toll like receptor pathway, etc. Moreover, CDCA7 was significantly related to microsatellite instability (MSI, P < 0.001) and tumor mutational burden (TMB, P < 0.001). As for immunity, CDCA7 was remarkably associated with immune infiltration, tumor microenvironment, immune checkpoint molecules and immune pathways.

conclusionsCDCA7 could serve as an independent prognostic factor for ccRCC and it was closely related to MSI, TMB, and immunity.

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CDCA7Clear cell renal cell carcinomaImmunityPrognosisSurvival

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