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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2022

Development and verification of a hypoxia- and immune-associated prognosis signature for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Lian Lian, Shi-Bing Teng, You-You Xia, Xiao-Ming Shen, Yan Zheng, Shu-Guang Han, Wen-Jie Wang, Xue-Fei Xu, Chong Zhou

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lian Lian *Department of Oncology, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Shi-Bing Teng *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
You-You Xia *Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang), Lianyungang, China.
Xiao-Ming ShenDepartment of Oncology, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Yan ZhengDepartment of Oncology, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Shu-Guang HanDepartment of General Surgery, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Wen-Jie WangDepartment of Radio-Oncology, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Xue-Fei XuDepartment of General Surgery, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Chong ZhouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNXuzhou Central Hospital · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Esophageal cancer is one of the most common gastrointestinal malignancies worldwide, with high morbidity and mortality in China. The clinical importance of the interaction between hypoxia and immune status in the tumor microenvironment has been established in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study aims to develop a new hypoxia- and immune-based gene signature to predict the survival of ESCC patients. Methods: The RNA-sequencing and clinical data of 173 cases of ESCC and 271 normal tissues were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data portal and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) database. Hypoxia-related genes (HRGs) and immune-related genes (IRGs) were retrieved from publicly shared data. Differentially expressed gene (DEG) analyses were carried out by the DESeq2 method using the edgeR package in R. Based on the intersection of the DEGs and HRGs/IRGs, differentially expressed HRGs (DEHRGs) and differentially expressed IRGs (DEIRGs) were obtained. DEHRGs and DEIRGs associated with prognosis were evaluated using univariate Cox proportional hazards analysis. A prognostic risk score model was constructed according to the genes acquired through Cox regression. Univariate analysis and Cox proportional hazards analysis were used to determine the independent prognostic factors related to prognosis. A nomogram was developed to predict the 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival (OS) probability. Results: A total of 73 intersecting genes were obtained as DEHRGs and a total of 548 intersecting genes were obtained as DEIRGs. The risk score was established using 8 genes ( Conclusions: The hypoxia- and immune-based gene signature might serve as a prognostic classifier for clinical decision-making regarding individualized management, follow-up plans, and treatment strategies for ESCC patients.

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Esophageal cancerhypoxiaimmunemicroenvironmentprognosis

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PMID35557566
PMCPMC9086047
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