Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34627252›Full record

ArticleCancer cell international2021

Identification and validation of a pyroptosis-related prognostic signature for thyroid cancer.

Pu Wu, Jinyuan Shi, Wei Sun, Hao Zhang

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

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 23 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. How to recognize if a cell dies from pyroptosis?Molecular biology reports · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pu WuDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Jinyuan ShiDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Hao ZhangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. haozhang@cmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9938-8433
First Hospital of China Medical University · CN

Funding

china postdoctoral science foundation 2018M641739the national natural science foundation of china 81902726
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death triggered by inflammasomes. However, the roles of pyroptosis-related genes in thyroid cancer (THCA) remain still unclear.

objectiveThis study aimed to construct a pyroptosis-related signature that could effectively predict THCA prognosis and survival.

methodsA LASSO Cox regression analysis was performed to build a prognostic model based on the expression profile of each pyroptosis-related gene. The predictive value of the prognostic model was validated in the internal cohort.

resultsA pyroptosis-related signature consisting of four genes was constructed to predict THCA prognosis and all patients were classified into high- and low-risk groups. Patients with a high-risk score had a poorer overall survival (OS) than those in the low-risk group. The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves assessed and verified the predictive performance of this signature. Multivariate analysis showed the risk score was an independent prognostic factor. Tumor immune cell infiltration and immune status were significantly higher in low-risk groups, which indicated a better response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Of the four pyroptosis-related genes in the prognostic signature, qRT-PCR detected three of them with significantly differential expression in THCA tissues.

conclusionIn summary, our pyroptosis-related risk signature may have an effective predictive and prognostic capability in THCA. Our results provide a potential foundation for future studies of the relationship between pyroptosis and the immunotherapy response.

Indexed as

Prognostic signaturePyroptosisssGSEATHCATMB

Identifiers

PMID34627252
PMCPMC8502398
OpenAlexW3205948083

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.