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Published in: BMC Pediatrics 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Research

Age related gene DST represents an independent prognostic factor for MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma

Authors: Haiwei Wang, Xinrui Wang, Liangpu Xu, Ji Zhang, Hua Cao

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

MYCN amplification and age are two critical prognostic factors of pediatric neuroblastoma. Previously, we had revealed the prognosis of MYCN target genes. However, the prognostic effects of age related genes in neuroblastoma are unclear.

Methods

The prognostic significance of age and MYCN amplification was determined through multivariate cox regression and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Genes differentially expressed in MYCN non-amplified younger neuroblastoma patients were identified using Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. The prognostic effects of age related genes ALCAM, CACNA2D3, DST, EPB41L4A and KIF1B in pediatric neuroblastoma patients were determined by Kaplan-Meier survival.

Results

In a pediatric pan-cancer analysis, age was associated with the overall survival of pediatric B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia, neuroblastoma and wilms tumor in TARGET dataset. Moreover, the prognostic effects of age in neuroblastoma were validated using two independent neuroblastoma cohorts. Furthermore, age and MYCN amplification were independent prognostic factors in pediatric neuroblastoma. Compared with MYCN non-amplified older neuroblastoma patients, MYCN non-amplified younger neuroblastoma patients had better clinical outcomes. ALCAM, CACNA2D3, DST, EPB41L4A and KIF1B were highly expressed in MYCN non-amplified younger neuroblastoma patients. And the higher expression levels of ALCAM, CACNA2D3, DST, EPB41L4A or KIF1B were associated with better prognosis of MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma patients. DST was an independent prognostic factor in MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma patients and MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma younger patients with higher DST expression levels had the best clinical overall survival.

Conclusions

Age related gene DST was an independent prognostic factor in MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma. MYCN non-amplified younger neuroblastoma patients with higher DST expression levels had the best clinical overall survival.
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Metadata
Title
Age related gene DST represents an independent prognostic factor for MYCN non-amplified neuroblastoma
Authors
Haiwei Wang
Xinrui Wang
Liangpu Xu
Ji Zhang
Hua Cao
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02753-6

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