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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Dysregulation of tumor microenvironment promotes malignant progression and predicts risk of metastasis in bladder cancer.

Ji Liu, Zongtai Zheng, Wentao Zhang, Moxi Wan, Wenchao Ma, Ruiliang Wang, Yang Yan, Yadong Guo, Junfeng Zhang, Wei Li and 1 more

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ji LiuDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Zongtai ZhengDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Wentao ZhangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Moxi WanDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Wenchao MaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Ruiliang WangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yang YanDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yadong GuoDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Junfeng ZhangDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xudong YaoDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe tumor microenvironment (TME) is not only a key factor in the malignant progression of cancer but also plays an indispensable role in tumor immunotherapy. As an important regulatory factor in the TME, long non-coding RNAs (incRNA) are important for the development of bladder cancer. The purpose of this study was to explore the molecular mechanism of malignant progression of bladder cancer (BCa) from the perspective of immunology, establish a reliable signature, and evaluate its effect on prognosis, metastasis, and the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

methodsThe TME was assessed by single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) in 373 patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Combining RNA sequence data from 49 BCa patients in our center, we established TME-related prognostic signatures (TMERPS) based on TME-related immune prognosis genes using weighted gene correlation network analysis, selection operator Cox analysis, minimum absolute shrinkage, and survival analysis. Real-Time Quantitative PCR was used for expression level analysis of related genes. Functional enrichment analysis and nomograms were used to explore the potential impact of TMERPS on the immune system, prognosis, and metastasis.

resultsThe ssGSEA proved to be an accurate assessment of immune levels in BCa samples. TMERPS was established based on six TME-associated prognostic lncRNAs and was shown to be closely associated with prognosis, metastasis, and immune levels, and to have a significant stratifying effect on the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Finally, three TMERPS-based nomograms were shown to be effective in predicting prognosis, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis in BCa patients.

conclusionsTMERPS can stratify BCa patients into different risk groups with different prognoses, immunotherapy sensitivity, and risk of metastasis. TMERPS-based nomograms can effectively predict prognosis and metastasis in BCa patients.

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distant metastasislong non-coding RNA (lncRNA)lymph node metastasismuscle invasion bladder cancer (MIBC)Tumor immune microenvironment

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