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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Construction and Validation of an Epigenetic Regulator Signature as A Novel Biomarker For Prognosis, Immunotherapy, And Chemotherapy In Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Jialiang Cai, Suiyi Wu, Feng Zhang, Zhi Dai

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. 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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Jialiang CaiZhongshan Hospital, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Suiyi WuZhongshan Hospital, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Feng ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhi DaiZhongshan Hospital, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Background: Epigenetic modification regulates various aspects of cancer biology, from tumor growth and invasion to immune microenvironment modulation. Whether epigenetic regulators (EGRs) can decide tumor malignant degree and risk of immune evasion in liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) remains unclear. Method: An EGR signature called "EGRscore" was constructed based on bulk RNA-seq data of EGR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The correlation between EGRscore and overall survival (OS) was validated in HCC cohorts and other tumor cohorts. Mutation profiles, copy number alterations (CNAs), enriched pathways, and response to immunotherapy and chemotherapy were compared between EGRscore-high and EGRscore-low patients. Results: We found that EGRscore was associated with OS in HCC as well as several tumors including glioma, uveal melanoma (UVM), and kidney tumors. A mechanism study demonstrated that the distinct mutation profile of TP53 was present in EGRscore-high and EGRscore-low patients. Meanwhile, EGRscore-low patients were characterized with immune cells that promote killing tumors. Furthermore, EGRscore was associated with genes regulating drug resistance in HCC. Finally, we indicated that EGRscore-low patients had higher response rates to immunotherapy and targeted therapy. Conclusions: EGRscore could be used to distinguish OS, tumor progression, mutation pattern, and immune microenvironment. The present study contributes to improving hepatocellular carcinoma patient prognosis and predicting response to immunotherapy.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticHumansImmunotherapyPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumorbiomarkerchemotherapyhepatocellular carcinomaimmunotherapyprognosis

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