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ArticleBMC cancer2021

A predictive and prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma with microvascular invasion based TCGA database genomics.

Jin Wang, Zhi-Wen Ding, Kuang Chen, Yan-Zhe Liu, Nan Li, Ming-Gen Hu

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Article in BMC cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jin Wang *Faculty of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
Zhi-Wen Ding *Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Kuang ChenFaculty of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
Yan-Zhe LiuFaculty of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
Nan LiEastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. liparislisi@aliyun.com.
Ming-Gen HuFaculty of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China. hmg301@126.com.
Chinese People's Liberation Army · CNEastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMicrovascular invasion (MVI) adversely affects postoperative long-term survival outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There is no study addressing genetic changes in HCC patients with MVI. We first screened differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in patients with and without MVI based on TCGA data, established a prediction model and explored the prognostic value of DEGs for HCC patients with MVI.

methodsIn this paper, gene expression and clinical data of liver cancer patients were downloaded from the TCGA database. The DEG analysis was conducted using DESeq2. Using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator, MVI-status-related genes were identified. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed using these genes. Finally, we validated two genes, HOXD9 and HOXD10, using two sets of HCC tissue microarrays from 260 patients.

resultsTwenty-three MVI-status-related key genes were identified. Based on the key genes, we built a classification model using random forest and time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC), which reached 0.814. Then, we performed a survival analysis and found ten genes had a significant difference in survival time. Simultaneously, using two sets of 260 patients' HCC tissue microarrays, we validated two key genes, HOXD9 and HOXD10. Our study indicated that HOXD9 and HOXD10 were overexpressed in HCC patients with MVI compared with patients without MVI, and patients with MVI with HOXD9 and 10 overexpression had a poorer prognosis than patients with MVI with low expression of HOXD9 and 10.

conclusionWe established an accurate TCGA database-based genomics prediction model for preoperative MVI risk and studied the prognostic value of DEGs for HCC patients with MVI. These DEGs that are related to MVI warrant further study regarding the occurrence and development of MVI.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularDatabases, FactualGene ExpressionGenomicsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMicrovesselsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm ProteinsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisROC CurveTranscription FactorsBiomarkers, TumorHomeodomain ProteinsHOXD10 protein, humanHOXD9 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsTranscription FactorsDifferentially expressed genesHepatocellular carcinomaMicrovascular invasionPrognostic valueTCGA database

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