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Comprehensive Evaluation of the m6A Regulator Prognostic Risk Score in the Prediction of Immunotherapy Response in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.818120

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clear cell renal cell carcinoma; N6-methyladenosine; immune infiltration characteristic; mutation; immunotherapy; prognosis

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81402117]
  2. Qianjiang Talent Project of Zhejiang Province [QJD1602025]

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This study comprehensively analyzed the expression changes of m(6)A modification in ccRCC to construct an m(6)A regulator prognostic risk score (MRPRS) for predicting survival and immunotherapy response in ccRCC patients. The results showed that MRPRS was positively correlated with immunotherapeutic response and could differentiate clinicopathological features and immune infiltration characteristics.
BackgroundClear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is known for its high drug resistance. The tumor-immune crosstalk mediated by the epigenetic regulation of N6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) modification has been demonstrated in recent studies. Therefore, m(6)A modification-mediated immune cell infiltration characteristics may be helpful to guide immunotherapy for ccRCC. MethodsThis study comprehensively analyzed m(6)A modifications using the clinical parameters, single-cell RNA sequencing data, and bulk RNA sequencing data from the TCGA-ccRC cohort and 13 external validation cohorts. A series of bioinformatic approaches were applied to construct an m(6)A regulator prognostic risk score (MRPRS) to predict survival and immunotherapy response in ccRCC patients. Immunological characteristics, enriched pathways, and mutation were evaluated in high- and low-MRPRS groups. ResultsThe expressional alteration landscape of m(6)A regulators was profiled in ccRCC cell clusters and tissue. The 8 regulator genes with minimal lambda were integrated to build an MRPRS, and it was positively correlated with immunotherapeutic response in extent validation cohorts. The clinicopathological features and immune infiltration characteristics could be distinguished by the high- and low-MRPRS. Moreover, the MRPRS-mediated mutation pattern has an enhanced response to immune checkpoint blockade in the ccRCC and pan-cancer cohorts. ConclusionsThe proposed MRPRS is a promising biomarker to predict clinical outcomes and therapeutic responses in ccRCC patients.

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