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ArticleScientific reports2025

Exploring the prognostic role of microbial and genetic markers in lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Fan Yang, Xiaodong Jia, Zihuan Ma, Siyao Liu, Chunzi Liu, Dan Chen, Xiuju Wang, Niansong Qian, Hui Ma

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Fan YangSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiaodong JiaSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zihuan MaBeijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co. Ltd, Jinghai Industrial Park, Economic and Technological Development Area, Beijing, 100176, China.
Siyao LiuBeijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co. Ltd, Jinghai Industrial Park, Economic and Technological Development Area, Beijing, 100176, China.
Chunzi LiuSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Dan ChenSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiuju WangSenior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Niansong QianSenior Department of Thoracic Oncology, Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Eighth Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. qianniansong1@163.com.
Hui MaNursing Department of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. Mahui-28@163.com.

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Abstract

Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, the prognosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) patients remains poor, and the potential of microbiome-based prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets remains largely unexplored. LUSC patient data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), including microbial genus level abundance data and RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data, were used as a training dataset. Two other independent datasets GSE19188 and GSE157009 serve as validation datasets. A microbiome-based risk score (RS) model was constructed by univariate Cox regression analysis combined with the least absolute contraction and selection operator (LASSO) regression. 18 microbial genera were found to be significantly associated with RFS in LUSC patients. The microbial signature built with these microbial genera, exhibited robust predictive accuracy in both the training and validation datasets. Furthermore, hub mRNA between high- and low-risk groups were selected by XGBOOST and intersect with mRNAs screened by univariate Cox regression analysis, finally identifying four mRNA significantly associated with LUSC prognosis. This study reveals a complex interplay between the lung microbiome and genetic biomarkers, and identifies specific microbial-based and mRNA associated with prognosis in LUSC. These findings provide a basis for future studies aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these associations and provide potential biomarkers for guiding treatment decisions and improving patient outcomes.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellLung NeoplasmsMicrobiotaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic MarkersHumansMalePrognosisRNA, MessengerBiomarkers, TumorGenetic MarkersRNA, MessengerLung squamous cell carcinomaMicrobiomePrognosisRisk score model

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PMCPMC11802751

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