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ArticleBMC cancer2022

A novel pyroptosis-related lncRNA prognostic signature associated with the immune microenvironment in lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Wei Zhou, Wenxiong Zhang

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Article in BMC cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Wei ZhouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, 330006, Nanchang, China.
Wenxiong ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, 330006, Nanchang, China. zwx123dr@126.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province 20212BAB206050Science and technology planning project of Health Commision of Jiangxi Province 202110045Science and technology planning project of Jiangxi Administration of traditional Chinese Medicine 2020B0108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA growing body of evidence suggests that pyroptosis-related lncRNAs (PRncRNAs) are associated with the prognoses of tumor patients and their tumor immune microenvironments. However, the function of PRlncRNAs in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) remains unclear.

methodsWe downloaded the transcriptome and clinical information of 551 LUSC samples from the The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and randomly separated patients with complete information into two cohorts. Based on the training cohort, we developed a pyroptosis-related signature. We then examined the signature in the test cohort and all retained patients. We also clustered two risk groups in each cohort according to the signature and performed survival analysis, functional analysis, tumor immune microenvironment analysis and drug sensitivity analysis.

resultsA prognostic signature containing five PRlncRNAs (AP001189.1, PICART1, LINC02555, AC010422.4, and AL606469.1) was developed. A principal component analysis (PCA) indicated better differentiation between patients with different risk scores. Kaplan-Meier (K-M) analysis demonstrated poorer survival among patients with higher risk scores (P < 0.001). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis provided evidence confirming the accuracy of the signature, and univariate (p = 0.005) and multivariate (p = 0.008) Cox regression analyses confirmed the independent value of the risk score in prognoses. Clinical subgroup validation indicated that the signature was more suitable for patients with early-stage LUSC. We also created a nomogram to increase the accuracy of the prediction. Moreover, functional analysis revealed that pathways related to tumor development and pyroptosis were enriched in the high-risk group. Furthermore, the prognostic signature was proven to be a predictor of sensitivity to immunotherapy and chemotherapy.

conclusionsWe developed a novel pyroptosis-associated signature with independent value for the prognosis of LUSC patients. PRlncRNAs are closely associated with the tumor immune microenvironment in LUSC and might offer new directions for immunotherapy.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellLung NeoplasmsRNA, Long NoncodingHumansLungPrognosisPyroptosisTumor MicroenvironmentRNA, Long NoncodingImmunotherapyLong non-coding RNALung squamous cell carcinomaPrognostic signaturePyroptosis

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PMID35739504
PMCPMC9229145
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