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ArticleInvestigational new drugs2024

Predictive value of ZFHX4 mutation for the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma.

Cong Fu, Haoran Gu, Lin Sun, Zhouyu Wang, Qin Zhang, Ningning Luo, Dongsheng Chen, Tong Zhou

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Cong FuDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou Cancer (Fourth People's) Hospital, Changzhou, 213000, China.
Haoran GuThe First Clinical Medical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Lin SunDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou Cancer (Fourth People's) Hospital, Changzhou, 213000, China.
Zhouyu WangThe State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210002, China.
Qin ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210002, China.
Ningning LuoThe State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210002, China.
Dongsheng ChenThe State Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210002, China. dongsheng.chen@simceredx.com.
Tong ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Changzhou Cancer (Fourth People's) Hospital, Changzhou, 213000, China. 15861153525@163.com.

Funding

Funding from Young Talent Development Plan of Changzhou Health Commission CZQM2023022Health Commission of Changzhou Province WZ202214National Natural Science Foundation of China 82173380
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Abstract

Studies have shown that the Zinc finger homeobox 4 (ZFHX4) might be a factor in the prognosis of malignancies. However, little is known about the association between the ZFHX4 mutation and the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma. Three public ICIs-treated NSCLC cohorts were divided into discovery cohort (n=75) and validation cohort (n=62), which were used to evaluate the relationship between ZFHX4 mutation and ICIs effectiveness in NSCLC. Seven ICIs-treated melanoma cohorts (n = 418) were used to analyze the relationship between ZFHX4 mutation and immunotherapy efficacy in melanoma. NSCLC and skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) cohorts from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used to investigate underlying mechanism. Patients with ZFHX4 mutant-type (ZFHX4-Mut) showed a superior objective response rate (ORR) (P < 0.01) and longer progression-free survival (PFS) (P < 0.05) than patients with ZFHX4 wild-type (ZFHX4-WT) in NSCLC cohorts. In the melanoma cohorts, patients carrying ZFHX4-Mut had a higher ORR (P = 0.042) and longer overall survival (OS) (P = 0.011). Besides, patients with NSCLC and melanoma harboring ZFHX4-Mut had a higher tumor mutation burden (TMB) (P<0.001) and tumor neoantigen burden (TNB) (P<0.001) than those harboring ZFHX4-WT. ZFHX4 mutation was associated with higher levels of plasma B cells, activated CD4+ memory T cells, and CD8+ T cells. Seven DNA damage repair pathways were significantly enriched in the ZFHX4-Mut group. ZFHX4 mutation could serve as a predicter for the efficacy of ICIs therapy in NSCLC and melanoma.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsMelanomaMutationAdultAgedFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSkin NeoplasmsHomeodomain ProteinsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsBiomarkerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMelanomaNon-small cell lung cancerZFHX4

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