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ArticleTranslational gastroenterology and hepatology2025

Pan-gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma analysis uncovers the prognostic and immune correlates of ferroptosis-related genes.

Xiaochuan Dong, Yanyan Xie, Wenxi Chen, Mengjiang He, Hua Liu, Bin Wang, Yu Xu, Qiaoxia Zhou, Tengfei Zhu, Guoqiang Wang and 5 more

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Xiaochuan Dong *Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yanyan Xie *Department of Medical Oncology, People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Wenxi Chen *Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China.
Mengjiang He *Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hua LiuDepartment of Oncology, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Bin WangDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Changsha Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chngsha Eighth Hospital), Changsha, China.
Yu XuBurning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China.
Qiaoxia ZhouBurning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China.
Tengfei ZhuBurning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China.
Guoqiang WangBurning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China.
Chunwei XuInstitute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Wenxian WangDepartment of Clinical Trial, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Shangli CaiBurning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China.
Meili XuDepartment of Gerontology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jingjing WangDepartment of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.

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Background: Gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas (GIACs) are common malignant tumors with poor prognosis in the world. Ferroptosis, characterized by the accumulation of intracellular iron and lipid reactive oxygen species, emerges as a pivotal process in tumorigenesis and cancer advancement. However, the implications of ferroptosis-related genes in GIAC remain to be elucidated. This study aimed at exploring the potential role of ferroptosis-related genes on the prognosis and treatment of GIAC. Methods: In our study, comprehensive clinical, transcriptomic, and/or genomic data were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE), Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (GDSC), and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). We formulated a ferroptosis-score within the TCGA cohort through gene set variation analysis (GSVA) and subsequently validated in 4 GEO datasets (GSE84437, GSE17536, GSE103479, and GSE19417). Drug sensitivity and immunotherapy efficacy were analyzed in the GDSC dataset and the PRJEB25780 cohort, respectively. Results: The ferroptosis-score was significantly associated with favorable overall survival both in the training cohort [TCGA: P=0.003; hazard ratio (HR), 0.67, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.52-0.87] and across the four validation cohorts (GSE17536: P=0.03; HR, 0.57, 95% CI: 0.34-0.96; GSE19417: P=0.047; HR, 0.53, 95% CI: 0.28-1.01; GSE84437: P=0.004; HR, 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51-0.90; GSE103479: P=0.03; HR, 0.55, 95% CI: 0.32-0.96). Furthermore, the ferroptosis-score was correlated with activation of the DNA damage repair pathway and resistance to cisplatin. Notably, GIACs with low ferroptosis-scores exhibited heightened expression of immune checkpoint molecules such as programmed death-(ligand) 1 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4, elevated densities of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells, and a favorable response to pembrolizumab monotherapy. Conclusions: Our findings delineated the clinical relevance of ferroptosis-related genes in GIACs and demonstrated the potential utility of the ferroptosis-score in predicting prognosis and immunotherapy effectiveness.

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drug sensitivityferroptosisGastrointestinal adenocarcinoma (GIAC)immunotherapyprognosis

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