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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2023

Developing a novel necroptosis-related signature to evaluate the prognostic and therapeutic characteristics of esophageal cancer.

Mingzhi Chen, Tianzhen Hua, Lanjie Yang, Chunzhen Li, Shuhua Xu, Ji Zhu, Tiejun Zhao

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Article in American journal of translational research, 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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Mingzhi ChenDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yixing Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University Yixing 214200, Jiangsu, China.
Tianzhen HuaDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing 100048, China.
Lanjie YangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Chunzhen LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Shuhua XuDepartment of Surgery, Dongtai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Yancheng 224200, Jiangsu, China.
Ji ZhuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Tiejun ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University Shanghai 200433, China.
Shanghai First People's Hospital · CNChinese PLA General Hospital · CNJiangsu University · CNYancheng Second People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThe prognostic assessment and therapeutic interventions of esophageal cancer (ESCA) require novel molecular targets. The prognostic value of necroptosis, a specific mode of programmed cell death strongly linked to cancer progression, remains largely unexplored in ESCA. The primary goal of this research is to develop a necroptosis-based prognostic signature, which will represent the microenvironmental characteristics and prognosis of individuals diagnosed with ESCA.

methodsTranscriptome data of ESCA samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas were utilized to screen for necroptosis-related long non-coding RNAs (NR-lncRNAs) and genes (NRGs). The research employed the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and univariate Cox regression analysis to identify prognostic candidates. Based on these analyses, a signature was developed in the training set and subsequently verified in the testing and entire sets. A clinicopathologic relevance assessment was carried out, after which a nomogram was established. The features of the immune microenvironment, functional pathways, mutational burden, checkpoint expression, and stemness of tumors were analyzed. Moreover, the sensitivity of individuals to immunotherapy and chemotherapy was compared for therapeutic guidance.

resultsA necroptosis-associated signature comprising two genes and eleven lncRNAs was constructed. High-risk patients showed worse prognosis and clinicopathologic features, with more tumor-infiltrating naïve B cells, CD4

conclusionA necroptosis-related prognostic signature was developed to study the tumor microenvironment, mutational burden, clinical features, and the treatment response of ESCA patients. This may contribute to precision medicine for ESCA.

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esophageal cancerimmune microenvironmentlncRNANecroptosisprognosis

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