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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Characterization of m6A-Related Genes Landscape in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma to Aid Immunotherapy and Assess Prognosis.

Jinzhi Meng, Xing Huang, Yue Qiu, Miao Yu, Jinfeng Lu, Jun Yao

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Jinzhi MengBone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Xing HuangBone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Yue QiuBone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Miao YuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Jinfeng LuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Jun YaoBone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-2085-1665
Guangxi Medical University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundSkin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) is the most malignant tumor among skin cancers. Immunotherapy has shown a great role in the advantageous prognosis of SKCM. However, only a small percentage of people can benefit from immunotherapy. To date, there has been insufficient evidence to reveal the prognostic value of m6A in SKCM and its relationship with the infiltration of immune cells and the efficacy of immunotherapy.

methodsHere, we synthetically analyzed 23 m6A regulators from SKCM samples collected from the TCGA and GEO databases. We defined three m6A modification patterns and constructed m6A scores using principal component analysis (PCA).

resultsWe found significant differences in overall survival (OS) and immune infiltration between different m6A subclusters. Besides, m6A score was positively correlated with regulatory T-cell and helper T-cell content, which may account for the association of high m6A scores with superior prognosis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that the m6A score was an independent prognostic indicator. Moreover, patients with high m6A scores showed a better response to immunotherapy, and this result was further validated in two independent immunotherapy cohorts receiving anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.

conclusionThe findings suggested the m6A score can screen suitable candidates for immunotherapy and can predict immunotherapy response. This analysis of different m6A patterns in a large sample of SKCM expanded our understanding of TME and provided new ideas for prognostic assessment and personalized immunotherapy strategies for SKCM patients.

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immunotherapyM6A-related genesprognosisskin cutaneous melanoma

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