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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2025

[A pan-cancer analysis of PYCR1 and its predictive value for chemotherapy and immunotherapy responses in bladder cancer].

Yutong Li, Xingyu Song, Ruixu Sun, Xuan Dong, Hongwei Liu

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. [Research Progress on the Role and Mechanisms of PYCR1 
in Tumorigenesis and Progression].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026
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Yutong LiLaboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
Xingyu SongLaboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
Ruixu SunLaboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
Xuan DongLaboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
Hongwei LiuLaboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China.

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objectivesTo explore the potential of pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) as a pan-cancer biomarker and investigate its expression, function, and clinical significance in bladder cancer (BLCA).

methodsBioinformatics analysis was conducted to evaluate the associations of PYCR1 with prognosis, immune microenvironment remodeling, tumor mutation burden (TMB), and microsatellite instability (MSI) in cancer patients. Using the TCGA-BLCA dataset, univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to assess the potential of PYCR1 as an independent prognostic risk factor for BLCA, and a clinical decision model was constructed. The IMvigor210 cohort was utilized to evaluate the potential of PYCR1 for independently predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy. The pRRophetic was employed to screen candidate chemotherapeutic agents for treating BLCA with high PYCR1 expression. The CMap-XSum algorithm and molecular docking techniques were used to explore and validate small molecule inhibitors of PYCR1.

resultsA high expression of PYCR1 was significantly associated with poor prognosis, immune cell infiltration, TMB and MSI in various tumors (

conclusionsHigh PYCR1 expression is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in BLCA patients and can serve as a significant indicator for clinical decision-making as well as a marker for predicting sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents and the efficacy of immunotherapy.

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ImmunotherapyPyrroline Carboxylate ReductasesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorComputational Biologydelta-1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate ReductaseHumansMicrosatellite InstabilityMolecular Docking SimulationMutationPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumordelta-1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate ReductasePyrroline Carboxylate Reductasesbladder cancerchemotherapy drug sensitivityimmunotherapypyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1small molecule PYCR1 inhibitors

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PMCPMC12037295

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