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- Title
Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor Immune Microenvironment Characteristics for the Prognostic Prediction and Immunotherapy of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
- Authors
Zhao, Yijie; Chen, Dongyi; Yin, Junhao; Xie, Jian; Sun, Chun-yu; Lu, Mengmeng
- Abstract
Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common cancer of oral and maxillofacial region. A recent clinical research has shown that tumor immune microenvironment (TIME)cells are closely related to immunotherapy sensitivity and OSCC prognosis. Nonetheless, a comprehensive analysis of TIME in OSCC has not been reported. Methods: Bioinformatics and computational algorithms were employed to determine the significance of TIME cells in 257 OSCC patients. TIME scores were measured by three TIME models, and then used to evaluate the prognosis of OSCC patients. Results: High TIME score was characterized by better prognosis in OSCC patients less than 60 years old, overexpression of immunotherapy targets (e.g., PD-1 and CLTA-4), and higher T-cell activity to inhibit tumor growth. Besides, poor prognosis was associated with low time score. Conclusion: TIME score exhibited potential as a prognostic biomarker and an indicator in predict immunotherapeutic outcomes. Through the understanding of TIME model, this study can provide a better scheme for immunotherapy as the effective treatment of OSCC patients in the future.
- Subjects
SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; TUMOR microenvironment; CYTOTOXIC T cells; T cells; IMMUNOTHERAPY
- Publication
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
1664-8021
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fgene.2022.788580