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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

NOL-7 serves as a potential prognostic-related biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Qiucheng Lei, Yingchun Huang, Feiwen Deng, Huazhen Zheng, Xitao Hong, Peng Wang, Jin Lv, Huanwei Chen, Zhenling Ji

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Qiucheng Lei *School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yingchun Huang *Department of Outpatient, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Feiwen Deng *Organ Transplant Center, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Huazhen Zheng *Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Xitao HongOrgan Transplant Center, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Peng WangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Jin LvDepartment of Pathology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Huanwei ChenOrgan Transplant Center, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Zhenling JiSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. zhenling_ji@163.com.

Funding

14th Five-Year Plan for Key Medical Training Speciality in Foshan FSPY145202Foshan Medical Research Fund Project 20230318Foshan Science and Technology Programme Project 2220001005255
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Abstract

backgroundNucleolar protein 7 (NOL7), a specific protein found in the nucleolus, is crucial for maintaining cell division and proliferation. While the involvement of NOL7 in influencing the unfavorable prognosis of metastatic melanoma has been reported, its significance in predicting the prognosis of patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.

methodsAberrant expression of NOL7 in HCC and its prognostic value were evaluated using multiple databases, including TCGA, GTEx, Xiantao Academic, HCCDB, UALCAN, TISCH, and STRING. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and quantitative real-time PCR were used to validate NOL7 expression levels in patients with HCC.

resultsNOL7 expression was higher in the HCC samples than in the normal samples (P < 0.05). NOL7 was strongly associated with elevated AFP levels, vascular invasion, TNM stage, poorer tumor differentiation, and poorer survival (all P < 0.05). Elevated NOL7 expression correlated with decreased overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and progression-free interval (PFI) (all P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that NOL7 was an independent prognostic factor that was significantly related to OS and DSS. The nomogram showed a good predictive performance based on the calibration plot. In addition, NOL7 expression was significantly correlated with cell cycle modulators, immune checkpoints, and various immune cell populations. In addition, we identified eight potential pathways associated with NOL7 as the most promising pathways for NOL7 in HCC. Low-risk specimens were more sensitive to oxaliplatin, cisplatin, irinotecan, sorafenib, and cytarabine than high-risk specimens.

conclusionNOL7 may serve as a potential biomarker for predicting clinical outcomes and may provide guidance for clinical therapy in patients with HCC.

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BiomarkerChemosensitivityHepatocellular carcinomaNOL7Tumor immune microenvironment

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