Cuproptosis-related immune checkpoint gene signature: Prediction of prognosis and immune response for hepatocellular carcinoma

ABSTRACT: Immune checkpoint genes (ICGs), the foundation of immunotherapy, are involved in the incidence and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Cuproptosis is characterized by copper-induced cell death, and this novel cell death pathway has piqued the interest of researchers in recent years. It is worth noting that there is little information available in the literature to determine the relationship between cuproptosis and anti-tumor immunity. We identified 39 cuproptosis-related ICGs using ICGs co-expressed with cuproptosis-related genes. A prognostic risk signature was constructed using the Cox regression and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator analysis methods. The signature was built using the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma database. The TCG

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579294 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature