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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

A pyroptosis-related gene signature for prognosis prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Yongwei Chen, Yanyun Zhu, Yuanmei Dong, Huizi Li, Chumeng Gao, Guoqiang Zhu, Xiao Mi, Chengcheng Li, Yu Xu, Guoqiang Wang and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yongwei ChenSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yanyun ZhuSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yuanmei DongSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Huizi LiDepartment of Nutrition, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China.
Chumeng GaoJingnan Medical District, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Guoqiang ZhuMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiao MiMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chengcheng LiMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yu XuMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guoqiang WangMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shangli CaiMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yusheng HanMedical Department, Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chunwei XuInstitute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Wenxian WangDepartment of Clinical Trial, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Shizhong YangHepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Wenbin JiSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Burning Rock Biotech (China) · CNChinese PLA General Hospital · CNBeijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most invasive cancers with a low 5-year survival rate. Pyroptosis, a specialized form of cell death, has shown its association with cancer progression. However, its role in the prognosis of HCC has not been fully understood. Methods: In our study, clinical information and mRNA expression for 1076 patients with HCC were obtained from the five public cohorts. Pyroptotic clusters were generated by unsupervised clustering based on 40 pyroptosis-related genes (PRGs) in the TCGA and ICGC cohort. A pyroptosis-related signature was constructed using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression according to differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of pyroptotic clusters. The signature was then tested in the validation cohorts (GES10142 and GSE14520) and subsequently validated in the CPTAC cohort (n=159) at both mRNA and protein levels. Response to sorafenib was explored in GSE109211. Results: Three clusters were identified based on the 40 PRGs in the TCGA cohort. A total of 24 genes were selected based on DEGs of the above three pyroptotic clusters to construct the pyroptotic risk score. Patients with the high-risk score showed shorter overall survival (OS) compared to those with the low-risk score in the training set (P<0.001; HR, 3.06; 95% CI, 2.22-4.24) and the test set (P=0.008; HR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.13-2.28). The predictive ability of the risk score was further confirmed in the CPTAC cohort at both mRNAs (P<0.001; HR, 2.99; 95% CI, 1.67-5.36) and protein levels (P<0.001; HR, 2.97; 95% CI 1.66-5.31). The expression of the model genes was correlated with immune cell infiltration, angiogenesis-related genes, and sensitivity to antiangiogenic therapy (P<0.05). Discussion: In conclusion, we established a prognostic signature of 24 genes based on pyroptosis clusters for HCC patients, providing insight into the risk stratification of HCC.

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antiangiogenic therapyhepatocellular carcinomaprognosispyroptosisrisk score

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