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Identification and Validation of an Immune-Related lncRNA Signature to Facilitate Survival Prediction in Gastric Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are versatile in functions and can regulate cancer development, including the modulation of cancer immunity. Immune-related lncRNA signatures predicting prognosis have been reported in multiple cancers, but relevant studies in gastric cancer (GC) are still lacking.

Methods

We performed a comprehensive analysis using TCGA and Immport databases and identified an immune-related lncRNA signature by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis. qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry assays were used for further validation. KEGG and GO analysis and ceRNA network establishment were carried out to explore the regulatory functions.

Results

We first identified an immune-related lncRNA signature, which can stratify gastric cancer patients into high- and low-risk subgroups and the high-risk cases frequently suffered from shorter overall survival time. Next, we validated the reliability of the lncRNA signature in an independent 75 gastric cancer samples and demonstrated that the three-year survival rate in high-risk patients was only 30.8% versus 66.5% in low-risk counterparts. Functional exploration indicated that the lncRNA signature might participate in multiple cancer-associated processes including cell adhesion and migration, cytokine-receptor interaction and immune evasion. Additionally, we observed that high-risk samples tended to form an immunosuppressive microenvironment, which had more M2-polarized macrophages and Tregs, but fewer CD8 effector T cells within tumors. Moreover, we found that PD-1 and PD-L1 were dramatically upregulated in a subset of high-risk patients with abundant M2 and Treg infiltration, implying these patients may benefit from anti-PD-1 and PD-L1 immunotherapy.

Conclusions

These results showed that the immune-related lncRNA signature had a prominent capacity to predict overall survival and the immune status of microenvironment in gastric cancer. Our findings may be useful for the risk-stratification management and provide a valuable clue to identify proper patients potentially benefit from immune checkpoint therapy in gastric cancer.

SUBMITTER: Ma E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8573392 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification and Validation of an Immune-Related lncRNA Signature to Facilitate Survival Prediction in Gastric Cancer.

Ma Ensi E Hou Sen S Wang Yan Y Xu Xiao X Wang Zhengxin Z Zhao Jing J

Frontiers in oncology 20211025

<h4>Background</h4>Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are versatile in functions and can regulate cancer development, including the modulation of cancer immunity. Immune-related lncRNA signatures predicting prognosis have been reported in multiple cancers, but relevant studies in gastric cancer (GC) are still lacking.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a comprehensive analysis using TCGA and Immport databases and identified an immune-related lncRNA signature by univariate and multivariate Cox regression ana ...[more]

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Identification and Validation of an Immune-Related lncRNA Signature to Facilitate Survival Prediction in Gastric Cancer.

Background

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