Background: Glioma is one of the most common type of primary central nervous system tumors. EGFR mutation, a common alteration occurs in various tumors, is not brought to the forefront in understanding and treating glioma at present. Methods: In the present study, we demonstrated an immune infiltration related pattern of EGER mutation in lower-grade glioma. In silico analyses were performed to investigate EGER mutation and its biological effects and clinical values. GO and GSEA process were used as enrichment analysis. Infiltration levels of specific types of immune cells were estimated at TIMER database. Clinical data of patients were obtained from TCGA and were employed for survival analyses. Results: Here we revealed that EGER mutation leads to an up-regulation of immune response related pathways and dismal prognosis in lower-grade glioma. Infiltration of CD4+ T cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells were significantly increased in EGFR-mutant cases. Infiltration of specific types of immune cells were correlated with shorter survival time. PD-L1 was elevated in EGFR-mutant cases and correlated with infiltration level of CD4+ T cells, neutrophils and dendritic cells. Conclusion: EGER mutation indicates increasing infiltration of specific types of immune cells and poor prognosis in lower-grade glioma. Alteration of immune microenvironment since the EGER mutation might influence the survival of glioma. We also provided a novel evidence and indicator of PD-1 inhibitor application in glioma.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81472364, 81671154, 81874086]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Hosp,Tongji Med Coll,Dept Neurosurg,Wuhan 430030,Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Hao Zhaonian,Guo Dongsheng.EGFR mutation: novel prognostic factor associated with immune infiltration in lower-grade glioma; an exploratory study[J].BMC CANCER.2019,19(1):doi:10.1186/s12885-019-6384-8.
APA:
Hao, Zhaonian&Guo, Dongsheng.(2019).EGFR mutation: novel prognostic factor associated with immune infiltration in lower-grade glioma; an exploratory study.BMC CANCER,19,(1)
MLA:
Hao, Zhaonian,et al."EGFR mutation: novel prognostic factor associated with immune infiltration in lower-grade glioma; an exploratory study".BMC CANCER 19..1(2019)