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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2024

Prognostic value of genomic mutation signature associated with immune microenvironment in southern Chinese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Yue Zhou, Li Chu, Shuyan Li, Xiao Chu, Jianjiao Ni, Shanshan Jiang, Yechun Pang, Danru Zheng, Yujuan Lu, Fangcen Lan and 3 more

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Ethnic genomic diversity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Yue Zhou *Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Li Chu *Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Shuyan Li *Department of Radiation Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiao ChuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Jianjiao NiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Shanshan JiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Yechun PangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Danru ZhengDepartment of VIP Inpatient, Sun Yet-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
Yujuan LuDepartment of VIP Inpatient, Sun Yet-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
Fangcen LanDepartment of VIP Inpatient, Sun Yet-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China.
Xiuyu CaiDepartment of VIP Inpatient, Sun Yet-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, China. caixy@sysucc.org.cn.
Xi YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China. ntgeorge@qq.com.
Zhengfei ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China. fuscczzf@163.com.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC2505800National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872461National Natural Science Foundation of China 82003230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genomic landscape of esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC), as well as its impact on the regulation of immune microenvironment, is not well understood. Thus, tumor samples from 92 patients were collected from two centers and subjected to targeted-gene sequencing. We identified frequently mutated genes, including TP53, KMT2C, KMT2D, LRP1B, and FAT1. The most frequent mutation sites were ALOX12B (c.1565C > T), SLX4 (c.2786C > T), LRIG1 (c.746A > G), and SPEN (c.6915_6917del) (6.5%). Pathway analysis revealed dysregulation of cell cycle regulation, epigenetic regulation, PI3K/AKT signaling, and NOTCH signaling. A 17-mutated gene-related risk model was constructed using random survival forest analysis and showed significant prognostic value in both our cohort and the validation cohort. Based on the Estimation of Stromal and Immune cells in Malignant Tumor tissues using Expression (ESTIMATE) algorithm, the Tumor Immune Dysfunction and Exclusion (TIDE) algorithm, and the MCPcounter algorithm, we found that the risk score calculated by the risk model was significantly correlated with stimulatory immune checkpoints (TNFSF4, ITGB2, CXCL10, CXCL9, and BTN3A1; p < 0.05). Additionally, it was significantly associated with markers that are important in predicting response to immunotherapy (CD274, IFNG, and TAMM2; p < 0.05). Furthermore, the results of immunofluorescence double staining showed that patients with high risk scores had a significantly higher level of M2 macrophage than those with low risk scores (p < 0.05). In conclusion, our study provides insights into the genomic landscape of ESCC and highlights the prognostic value of a genomic mutation signature associated with the immune microenvironment in southern Chinese patients with ESCC.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaMutationTumor MicroenvironmentAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleGenomicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorEsophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC)Genomic mutationInfiltration immune cellsRisk model

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PMCPMC11150228

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