PMID- 32517588 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210514 LR - 20220531 IS - 1473-2300 (Electronic) IS - 0300-0605 (Print) IS - 0300-0605 (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Apr TI - FOXL2 expression might be a novel prognostic biomarker in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 300060520919252 LID - 10.1177/0300060520919252 [doi] LID - 0300060520919252 AB - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to explore the expression profile of the Forkhead box protein L2 gene (FOXL2) and to determine its prognostic value and associated epigenetic and genetic alterations in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data for a subset of patients with LSCC (N = 116) were extracted from the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma dataset of The Cancer Genome Atlas and analyzed in relation to FOXL2 expression and survival. RESULTS: Aberrant FOXL2 expression was an independent prognostic factor for progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio (HR): 2.63, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.34-5.18) and overall survival (OS) (HR: 2.39, 95%CI: 1.28-4.46). Two gene-body CpG sites (cg10554436 and cg23637494) were moderately and positively correlated with FOXL2 expression. DNA amplification (+2/+1) was common (82/115, 71%) in LSCC, and FOXL2 expression was significantly upregulated in the high-amplification group (+2) compared with copy-neutral (0) cases. CONCLUSION: Aberrant FOXL2 expression may be a novel prognostic biomarker for PFS and OS among patients with LSCC. FOXL2 upregulation may be related to gene-body hypermethylation and DNA amplification. FAU - Ge, Jun AU - Ge J AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Jiang, Li AU - Jiang L AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Tian, Yuke AU - Tian Y AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Zheng, Min AU - Zheng M AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Huang, Meiling AU - Huang M AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Li, Juan AU - Li J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1477-0412 AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - J Int Med Res JT - The Journal of international medical research JID - 0346411 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (FOXL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein L2) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics MH - *Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis/genetics MH - Forkhead Box Protein L2/genetics MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms MH - Humans MH - *Laryngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis/genetics MH - Prognosis MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck PMC - PMC7218937 OTO - NOTNLM OT - FOXL2 OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - copy number alteration OT - methylation OT - prognosis OT - survival EDAT- 2020/06/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/15 06:00 PMCR- 2020/04/28 CRDT- 2020/06/11 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/06/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_0300060520919252 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0300060520919252 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Int Med Res. 2020 Apr;48(4):300060520919252. doi: 10.1177/0300060520919252.