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ArticleCancer science2022

An aging-related signature predicts favorable outcome and immunogenicity in lung adenocarcinoma.

Wenjing Zhang, Yuting Li, Juncheng Lyu, Fuyan Shi, Yujia Kong, Chao Sheng, Suzhen Wang, Qinghua Wang

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Article in Cancer science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenjing ZhangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
Yuting LiTianjin Cancer Institute, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy of Tianjin, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Juncheng LyuDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
Fuyan ShiDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
Yujia KongDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
Chao ShengDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Epidemiology of Tianjin, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Suzhen WangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
Qinghua WangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3912-3174
Weifang Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CN

Funding

National Bureau of Statistics Foundation Project 2018LY79National Natural Science Foundation of China 81803337National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872719Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR201807090257Shandong Provincial Youth Innovation Team Development Plan of Colleges and Universities 2019-6-156, Lu-jiao
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging has been demonstrated to play vital roles in the prognosis and treatment efficacy of cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). This novel study aimed to construct an aging-related risk signature to evaluate the prognosis and immunogenicity of LUAD. Transcriptomic profiles and clinical information were collected from a total of 2518 LUAD patients from 12 independent cohorts. The risk signature was developed by combining specific gene expression with the corresponding regression coefficients. One cohort treated with the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) was also used. Subsequently, a risk signature was developed based on 21 aging-related genes. LUAD patients with low-risk scores exhibited improved survival outcomes in both the discovery and validation cohorts. Further immunology analysis revealed elevated lymphocyte infiltration, decreased infiltration of immune-suppressive cells, immune response-related pathways, and favorable ICI predictor enrichment in the low-risk subgroup. Genomic mutation exploration indicated the enhanced mutation burden and higher mutation rates in significantly driver genes of TP53, KEAP1, SMARCA4, and RBM10 were enriched in patients with a low-risk signature. In the immunotherapeutic cohort, it was observed that low-risk aging scores were markedly associated with prolonged ICI prognosis. Overall, the estimated aging signature proved capable of evaluating the prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and immunogenicity, which further provided clues for tailoring prognosis prediction and immunotherapy strategies, apart from promoting individualized treatment plans for LUAD patients.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungAgingBiomarkers, TumorCohort StudiesHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMutationPrognosisRisk FactorsTranscriptomeTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint Proteinsaging risk signatureimmunotherapy efficacylung adenocarcinomapredictive indicatorprognosistumor immunogenicity

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PMID34967077
PMCPMC8898732
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