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Six‑mRNA risk score system and nomogram constructed for patients with ovarian cancer

  • Authors:
    • Qianqian Wang
    • Zhuwu Lu
    • Jinqi Ma
    • Qingsong Zhang
    • Ni Wang
    • Li Qian
    • Jun Zhang
    • Chen Chen
    • Bei Lu
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  • Published online on: May 27, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10404
  • Pages: 1235-1245
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Platinum is a commonly used drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer (OC). The aim of the current study was to design and construct a risk score system for predicting the prognosis of patients with OC receiving platinum chemotherapy. The mRNA sequencing data and copy number variation (CNV) information (training set) of patients with OC were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. A validation set, GSE63885, was obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and CNV genes (DECNs) between platinum‑resistant and platinum‑sensitive groups were identified using the limma package. The intersection between DEGs and DECNs were selected. Cox regression analysis was used to identify the genes and clinical factors associated with prognosis. Risk score system assessment and nomogram analysis were performed using the survival and rms packages in R. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis was used to identify the enriched pathways in high and low risk score groups. From 1,144 DEGs and 1,864 DECNs, 48 genes that occurred in the two datasets were selected. A total of six independent prognostic genes (T‑box transcription factor T, synemin, tektin 5, growth differentiation factor 3, solute carrier family 22 member 3 and calcium voltage‑gated channel subunit α1 C) and platinum response status were revealed to be associated with prognosis. Based on the six independent prognostic genes, a risk score system was constructed and assessed. Nomogram analysis revealed that the patients with the sensitive status and low risk scores had an improved prognosis. Furthermore, the current study revealed that the 574 DEGs identified were involved in eight pathways, including chemokine signaling pathway, toll‑like receptor signaling pathway, cytokine‑cytokine receptor interaction, RIG I like receptor signaling pathway, natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity, apoptosis, T cell receptor signaling pathway and Fc ε receptor 1 signaling pathway. The six‑mRNA risk score system designed in the present study may be used as prognosis predictor in patients with OC, whereas the nomogram may be valuable for identifying patients with OC who may benefit from platinum chemotherapy.
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Wang Q, Lu Z, Ma J, Zhang Q, Wang N, Qian L, Zhang J, Chen C and Lu B: Six‑mRNA risk score system and nomogram constructed for patients with ovarian cancer. Oncol Lett 18: 1235-1245, 2019
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Wang, Q., Lu, Z., Ma, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, N., Qian, L. ... Lu, B. (2019). Six‑mRNA risk score system and nomogram constructed for patients with ovarian cancer. Oncology Letters, 18, 1235-1245. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10404
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Wang, Q., Lu, Z., Ma, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, N., Qian, L., Zhang, J., Chen, C., Lu, B."Six‑mRNA risk score system and nomogram constructed for patients with ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 18.2 (2019): 1235-1245.
Chicago
Wang, Q., Lu, Z., Ma, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, N., Qian, L., Zhang, J., Chen, C., Lu, B."Six‑mRNA risk score system and nomogram constructed for patients with ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 18, no. 2 (2019): 1235-1245. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10404