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JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05013-5
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Bladder cancer; Long non-coding RNA; Cuproptosis; Prognostic; Targeted therapy; Biomarkers
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A predictive signature based on 9 cuproptosis-related lncRNAs has been constructed for bladder cancer (BLCA) patients, which can serve as a promising prognostic biomarker. Patients in the high-risk group show significant differences in prognosis, with higher tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion (TIDE) scores, and lower tumor mutation burden (TMB). There is also a statistically significant difference in the response to antitumor drugs between the low- and high-risk groups.
BackgroundBladder cancer (BLCA) is a prevalent urological tumor with high morbidity and mortality. However, BLCA treatment remains challenging due to a lack of effective biomarkers. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), as active participants in tumor progression are involved in multiple biological regulatory mechanisms, and cuproptosis-related genes participate in the development of cancer. It is important to discover cuproptosis- related lncRNAs for BLCA diagnosis and treatment.MethodsA predictive signature was constructed based on least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression (LASSO) and Cox regression analyses of the 9 cuproptosis-related lncRNAs. Samples were divided into high-risk group and low-risk group based on their median risk scores to explore their prognosis.ResultsThis signature is well predictive, as evidenced by the receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC curves) and K-M curves. Based on the nomogram, we were able to visually forecast the survival rates of patients with BLCA at 1-, 3-, and 5-year, and the calibration plots displayed that the actual results were well matched with the predicted 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates. Furthermore, BLCA patients in the high-risk group had a higher Tumor Immune Dysfunction and Exclusion (TIDE) score and lower TMB. Finally, we investigated the response of antitumor drugs for BLCA patients in different risk groups, and a statistically significant difference was observed in the sensitivity of those drugs between low- and the high-risk groups.ConclusionAccording to the 9 cuproptosis-related lncRNAs, we constructed a signature which can be served as a promising prognostic biomarker for BLCA patients.
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