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ArticleScientific reports2024

Comprehensive analysis reveals that P4HA3 is a prognostic and diagnostic gastric cancer biomarker that can predict immunotherapy efficacy.

Yuanhang Yu, Kexin Luo, Meihan Liu, Long Chen, Xi Gao, Lijuan Zhang, Xianfu Li, Hongpan Zhang

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  1. Predictors of immunotherapy response in gastric cancer: the role of the tumor microenvironment and integrative predictive models.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  3. Targeting collagen Prolyl 4-hydroxylase for cancer treatment.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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Yuanhang Yu *Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Kexin Luo *North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Meihan Liu *Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Long ChenDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Xi GaoDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Lijuan ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Xianfu LiDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. lixianfu13@163.com.
Hongpan ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, Maoyuan South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 637000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. hongpanzhangsccn@163.com.

Funding

Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College 19SCHZ0393,2021JC026.National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82302975North Sichuan Medical College CBY22-QDA19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most challenging malignant tumors worldwide, primarily because of its high incidence and mortality rates. Prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha 3 (P4HA3) has been established as a pivotal factor for facilitating cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis across multiple human tumors. Nevertheless, the precise role of P4HA3in GC has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we used data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) to examine the role of P4HA3 as a potential biomarker for predicting immunotherapy response in patients with GC. Our comprehensive analysis of data from the TCGA, TIMER, and other databases revealed a significant association between elevated P4HA3 expression in GC and adverse prognostic outcomes. Furthermore, we confirmed that P4HA3 expression was strongly correlated with immune infiltrating cells, immune infiltration markers, the tumor mutational burden (TMB), microsatellite instability (MSI), the immune score, the stromal score, and immune checkpoints, thus highlighting P4HA3 as a crucial and dependable therapeutic target within the context of immune-based antitumor strategies. Our findings suggest that P4HA3 may function as an immune-related biomarker in the pathogenesis and treatment of GC, indicating that P4HA3 is a promising prognostic and therapeutic target for this malignancy.

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Biomarkers, TumorImmunotherapyStomach NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMutationProcollagen-Proline DioxygenasePrognosisBiomarkers, TumorP4HA3 protein, humanProcollagen-Proline DioxygenaseGastric cancerImmunotherapyP4HA3Prognostic

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PMCPMC11450148

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