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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2025

Multi‑cohort Validation Based on Disulfidptosis-Related lncRNAs for Predicting Prognosis and Immunotherapy Response of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Zhongquan Yi, Xia Li, Yangyang Li, Yanan Ji, Jing Zhao, Heling Xu, Lei Zhou, JianXiang Song

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Zhongquan Yi *Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.
Xia Li *Department of General Medicine, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.
Yangyang Li *Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0009-0855-1265
Yanan JiDepartment of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.
Heling XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.
Lei ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.
JianXiang SongDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Background: Disulfidptosis, a novel pattern of regulatory cell death, provides a valuable opportunity to gain deeper comprehension of tumor pathogenesis and treatment strategies. However, its biological mechanism in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has yet to be completely elucidated. Materials and Methods: From the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) GSE53625 dataset, we obtained RNA-seq data and clinical information. An analysis of Pearson correlation was utilized to screen disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs (DRLs), followed by LASSO and multivariate Cox regression analysis to construct a prognostic signature. The reliability and accuracy of this signature were verified on internal validation sets, including training (n= 90), testing (n= 89), and GSE53625 entire (n= 179) sets, as well as external sets, including TCGA-ESCC (n= 81) and GSE53624 (n= 119) sets. Additionally, mutation data comes from TCGA database was utilized for validating tumor mutation burden (TMB) analysis. In cell lines, an analysis of lncRNA differential expression was conducted using qRT-PCR. Results: Ultimately, six DRLs were utilized to construct a prognostic signature. Across all sets, Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that high-risk ESCC patients have a poorer prognosis ( Conclusion: Through bioinformatics analysis, a novel and robust DRLs signature for ESCC was established, providing new insights into the prognosis prediction and potential treatment strategies. Nevertheless, this study is retrospective and relies on public databases, with a limited sample size within the datasets. In the future, it is essential to conduct more extensive validation of the prognostic value and efficacy in real ESCC cohorts.

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disulfidptosisesophageal squamous cell carcinomaimmunotherapylncRNAprognosis

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