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ArticleHeliyon2023

The predictive value of prognosis and therapeutic response for STAT family in pancreatic cancer.

Zhengfei He, Xiaochun Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Xiaojun Dai, Qingying Wang, Qingyun Lu, Haiyan Lu, Yongjian Wu, Hui Wang, Xuemei Wang and 2 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhengfei HeYangzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Xiaochun ZhangYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Shanshan WangYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Xiaojun DaiYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Qingying WangYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Qingyun LuYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Haiyan LuYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Yongjian WuYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Hui WangYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Xuemei WangYangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
Haibo WangThe Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou, 225001, China.
Yanqing LiuYangzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225002, China.
State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) proteins, well-known cytoplasmic transcription factors, were found to be abnormally expressed in various cancers and play essential parts in the initiation, progression and therapy resistance of cancer. Nevertheless, the functions of different STATs in pancreatic cancer (PC) and their relationship to the prognosis and immune infiltration as well as drug efficacy in PC patients have not been systematically elucidated. Methods: Expression, prognosis, genetic alterations and pathway enrichment analyses of the STAT family were investigated via Oncomine, GEPIA, Kaplan Meier-plotter, cBioPortal, Metascape and GSEA. Analysis of tumor immune microenvironment was conducted by ESTIMATE and TIMER. "pRRophetic" packages were used for analysis of chemotherapeutic response. Finally, the diagnostic and prognostic value of key STATs were further validated through public datasets and immunohistochemistry. Results: In this study, only STAT1 mRNA level was significantly increased in tumor tissues and highly expressed in PC cell lines via multiple datasets. PC patients with higher STAT1/4/6 expression had a worse overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), while higher STAT5B expression was correlated with better prognosis in the TCGA cohort. The STATs-associated genes were enriched in pathways about the remodeling of tumor immune microenvironment. The STATs levels were significantly correlated with immune infiltration, except STAT6. The STAT1 was identified as a potential biomarker and its diagnostic and prognostic value were further validated at mRNA and protein levels. GSEA showed that STAT1 may be involved in the progression and immune regulations of PC. Moreover, STAT1 expression was significantly related to the level of immune checkpoint, and predicted immunotherapy and chemotherapy responses. Conclusion: STAT family members were comprehensively analyzed and STAT1 was identified as an effective biomarker for predicting the survival and therapeutic response, which could be beneficial to develop better treatment strategies.

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Immune infiltrationPancreatic cancerPrognosisSTATTreatment

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