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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2026

A novel cuproptosis-related prognostic gene signature is identified by machine learning and integrative analyses in gliomas.

Jiangchun Ma, Weixian Liu, Xiaoyong Shi, Zhuxiao Tang, Tao Xiong, Hu Sun, Yuan Hong

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Jiangchun MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Weixian LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
Xiaoyong ShiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
Zhuxiao TangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
Tao XiongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
Hu SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
Yuan HongDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China. hy0904@zju.edu.cn.

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Recent studies have highlighted the impact of copper-induced cell death (cuproptosis) on cancer progression, prognosis, and treatment, but it remains unclear whether cuproptosis-related genes (CRGs) play any role in the glioma tumor microenvironment (TME). The CRGs expression patterns in TCGA glioma samples were evaluated based on genetic and transcriptional alterations identifying three different molecular groupings and showing that CRGs changes were linked to clinical characteristics, prognosis, and TME infiltration. Machine learning algorithms were then used to develop an overall survival score for cuproptosis-related prognostic genes (CRPGs), and its prognostic ability was validated for glioma patients. An elevated CRPGs score indicates a heightened mutation burden, increased glioma metabolism, compromised immunity, and strong correlation with both the cancer stem cells (CSC) index and medication sensitivity to chemotherapeutics. This extensive examination of CRGs in gliomas showed their possible significance in the tumor microenvironment as well as their prognostic value. This extremely precise CRPGs nomogram has furthered our understanding of cuproptosis in gliomas, which will allow new approaches to prognosis and immunotherapy development.

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Biomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCuproptosisGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGliomaMachine LearningHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorCuproptosisGliomaGlioma metabolismImmunotherapyMachine learningPrognosisSurvival analysisTumor microenvironment

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