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ArticleThoracic cancer2025

ATF3 Within the Interferon Signaling Pathway: A Potential Biomarker for Predicting Pathological Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy.

Chao He, Rui Han, Taiming Zhang, Peng Zhong, Daijuan Huang, Conghua Lu, Yimin Zhang, Jianghua Li, Yuwen Deng, Yong He

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Chao HeDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Rui HanDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Taiming ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Peng ZhongDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Daijuan HuangDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Conghua LuDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yimin ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jianghua LiDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yuwen DengDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yong HeDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-798X

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Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology cstc2021jscx-xczxX0015Chongqing Technology Innovation and Application Development Special Key Project CSTB2023TIAD-STX0003National Natural Science Foundation of China 82473226
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Abstract

backgroundNeoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy has achieved high downstaging and pathologic response rates in nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but outcomes vary significantly. Early identification of beneficiaries remains a challenge.

methodsThis study analyzed baseline transcriptomic data from 24 NSCLC patients (9 major pathological response [MPR], 15 nonmajor pathological response [NMPR]) treated with neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy, sourced from the GEO database. Molecular analyses and immune infiltration analyses were performed using pathologic response as an endpoint. After identifying the interferon signaling subset NeoIGS, we analyzed the relationship between NeoIGS and immune scores, immune cell infiltration, and immunotherapy efficacy. A key gene in NeoIGS was screened by reveiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis. Subsequently, the expression of the key gene was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 53 NSCLC patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy.

resultsInterferon signaling pathway expression and CD8+ T-cell infiltration were higher in the MPR group. NeoIGS predicted pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (AUC = 0.926) and also demonstrated predictive value in the ICIs monotherapy cohort. IPS and TIDE scores also confirmed NeoIGS's association with immunotherapy in the TCGA NSCLC dataset. Furthermore, patients with higher NeoIGS scores had more immune cell infiltration and increased expression of ICI targets. ROC analysis identified ATF3 as NeoIGS's key gene. In the clinical cohort, ATF3 outperformed PD-L1 in predicting pathologic response, with a 90.0% MPR rate in the high-expression group.

conclusionWe established that a subset of interferon signaling pathways, NeoIGS, is closely associated with immunotherapy. Among them, ATF3 is the most critical gene that accurately predicts pathological remission in neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy.

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Activating Transcription Factor 3Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungImmunotherapyInterferonsLung NeoplasmsNeoadjuvant TherapyAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSignal TransductionActivating Transcription Factor 3ATF3 protein, humanBiomarkers, TumorInterferonsATF3biomarkerschemoimmunotherapyIFN signaling pathwayNSCLCpathological response

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PMCPMC11994479

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