Role of 5-methylcytosine in determining the prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and applicability of precision medicine in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

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第一作者： Luan, Mingyuan

作者： Luan, Mingyuan;Zhao, Min;Wan, Haiying;Xu, Rongjian;Cai, Jinzhen

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关键词： 5 mC methylation; hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); immune escape; immunotherapy; biomarker

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN GENETICS （ 影响因子：3.7； 五年影响因子：4.3 ）

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年卷期： 2022 年 13 卷

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摘要： Background: 5-methylcytosine has a profound impact on the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of 5-methylcytosine in determining the prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and applicability of precision medicine in hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: We collected data of seven hepatocellular carcinoma cohorts (The Cancer Genome Atlas, International Cancer Genome Consortium, GSE14520, GSE6764, GSE9843, GSE63898, GSE76427). An unsupervised clustering method was used to identify novel subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma based on the expression 5-methylcytosine gene signatures. The 5-methylcytosine score was determined using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method based on the differential expression of genes in the identified subtypes. Subsequently, we investigated the association between 5-methylcytosine-based clusters (according to the 5-methylcytosine score) and clinical outcomes, immunophenotypes, classical molecular subtypes, and therapeutic opportunities in hepatocellular carcinoma. Finally, we examined the sensitivity of patients with high 5-methylcytosine score to drugs. Results: We identified two hepatocellular carcinoma-specific, 5-methylcytosine-based subtypes (clusters 1 and 2). Cluster 1 exhibited significantly higher 5-methylcytosine scores versus cluster 2. The 5-methylcytosine-based subtypes accurately predicted classical molecular subtypes, immunophenotypes, prognosis, and therapeutic opportunities for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Cluster 1 (high 5-methylcytosine score) was characterized by lower anticancer immunity and worse prognosis versus cluster 2 (low 5-methylcytosine score). Moreover, cluster 1 (high 5-methylcytosine score) exhibited low sensitivity to cancer immunotherapy, but high sensitivity to radiotherapy and targeted therapy with lenvatinib. Conclusion: The novel 5-methylcytosine-based subtypes (according to the 5-methylcytosine score) may reflect the prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and applicability of precision medicine in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

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