Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 24 pp 25828—25844
A glycolysis-related gene signature predicts prognosis of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma
- 1 Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- 2 Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Received: August 8, 2020 Accepted: September 29, 2020 Published: November 25, 2020
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.104206How to Cite
Abstract
Background: Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a growing problem with a rapidly rising incidence and carries a poor prognosis. We aimed to develop a glycolysis-related gene signature to predict the prognostic outcome of patients with EAC.
Results: Five genes (CLDN9, GFPT1, HMMR, RARS and STMN1) were correlated with prognosis of EAC patients. Patients were classified into high-risk and low-risk groups calculated by Cox regression analysis, based on the five gene signature risk score. The five-gene signature was an independent biomarker for prognosis and patients with low risk scores showed better prognosis. Nomogram incorporating the gene signature and clinical prognostic factors was effective in predicting the overall survival.
Conclusion: An innovative identified glycolysis-related gene signature and an effective nomogram reliably predicted the prognosis of EAC patients.
Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas database was investigated for the gene expression profile of EAC patients. Glycolytic gene sets difference between EAC and normal tissues were identified via Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Univariate and multivariate Cox analysis were utilized to construct a prognostic gene signature. The signature was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curves and Kaplan–Meier curves. A prognosis model integrating clinical parameters with the gene signature was established with nomogram.
Abbreviations
TCGA: The Cancer Genome Atlas; GSEA: Gene set enrichment analysis; GO: Gene ontology; KEGG: Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes; AUC: areas under the curve; ROC: Receiver operating characteristic; FDR: False discovery rate; NES: Normalized enrichment score; HR: Hazard ratio; C-index: concordance index.