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A TP53 mutation model for the prediction of prognosis and therapeutic responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Authors: Congyu Shi, Shan Liu, Xudong Tian, Xiaoyi Wang, Pan Gao

Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Tumor protein p53 (TP53) is the most frequently mutated gene in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), and TP53 mutations are associated with inhibited immune signatures and poor prognosis. We established a TP53 mutation associated risk score model to evaluate the prognosis and therapeutic responses of patients with HNSC.

Methods

Differentially expressed genes between patients with and without TP53 mutations were determined by using data from the HNSC cohort in The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Patients with HNSC were divided into high- and low-risk groups based on a prognostic risk score that was generated from ten TP53 mutation associated genes via the multivariate Cox regression model.

Results

TP53 was the most common mutant gene in HNSC, and TP53 mutations were associated with immunogenic signatures, including the infiltration of immune cells and expression of immune-associated genes. Patients in the high-risk group had significantly poorer overall survival than those in the low-risk group. The high-risk group showed less response to anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy but high sensitivity to some chemotherapies.

Conclusion

The risk score based on our TP53 mutation model was associated with poorer survival and could act as a specific predictor for assessing prognosis and therapeutic response in patients with HNSC.

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Title: A TP53 mutation model for the prediction of prognosis and therapeutic responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Congyu Shi
Shan Liu
Xudong Tian
Xiaoyi Wang
Pan Gao
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Human Papillomavirus
Cytostatic Therapy
Published in: BMC Cancer / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08765-w

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