PMID- 36926333 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230320 LR - 20230327 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2023 TI - Unique profile on the progress free survival and overall survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the Qujing area, Southwest China. PG - 1012166 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1012166 [doi] LID - 1012166 AB - BACKGROUND: China's southwestern region, Qujing, harbors a high incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and related mortality. This study was designed to reveal the impact of an immune-related prognostic signature (IRPS) on advanced NSCLC in the Qujing. METHODS: Tissue specimens from an independent cohort of 37 patients with advanced NSCLC were retrospectively evaluated to determine the relationship between the IRPS estimated by next-generation sequencing (NGS) and clinical outcome. To compare the IRPS in tissue and the clinical outcomes between Qujing and non-Qujing populations, we analyzed datasets of 23 patients with advanced NSCLC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. In addition, an independent cohort (n=111) of blood specimens was retrospectively analyzed to determine the relationship between the IRPS and clinical outcome. Finally, we evaluated the utility of the blood IRPS in classifying 24 patients with advanced NSCLC who might benefit from immunotherapy. RESULTS: In cohort 1, the Qujing population with tTMB-H (>/= 10 mutations/Mb) or KRAS mutations had shorter progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio [HR] 0.37, 0.14 to 0.97, P = 0.04; HR 0.23, 0.08 to 0.66, P < 0.01) and overall survival (OS) (HR 0.05, 0.01 to 0.35, P < 0.01; HR 0.22, 0.07 to 0.66, P < 0.01). In cohort 2 of the Qujing population, bTMB-H (>/= 6 mutations per Mb) and KRAS mutations were related to PFS (HR 0.59, 0.36 to 0.99, P = 0.04; HR 0.50, 0.26 to 0.98, P = 0.04) and OS (HR 0.58, 0.35 to 0.96, P = 0.03; HR 0.48, 0.25 to 0.93, P = 0.03). Notably, the Qujing population with bTMB-H had superior PFS (HR 0.32, 0.09 to 1.09, P = 0.01), OS (HR 0.33, 0.10 to 1.13, P < 0.01) and objective response rates (ORRs) (83.3% vs. 14.3% vs. 20.0%, P <0.01) to immunotherapy than other populations. CONCLUSIONS: These findings show that tTMB, bTMB and KRAS mutations appear to be independent validated IRPSs that predict the clinical outcomes of Qujing populations with advanced NSCLC and that bTMB may be used as a reliable IRPS to predict the clinical benefit from anti-PD-1 therapies among populations from Qujing with advanced NSCLC. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Ma, Shi, Zhao, Liu, Cai, Li, Chen, Lei, Ye, Fu, Zhao, Zhou and Huang. FAU - Ma, Yuhui AU - Ma Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Shi, Hutao AU - Shi H AD - Department of Imaging at Kunming Tongren Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Zhao, Guangqiang AU - Zhao G AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Liu, Xin AU - Liu X AD - Yunnan Cancer Hospital and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China. FAU - Cai, Jingjing AU - Cai J AD - Yunnan Cancer Hospital and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China. FAU - Li, Guangjian AU - Li G AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Chen, Wanlin AU - Chen W AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Lei, Yujie AU - Lei Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Ye, Lianhua AU - Ye L AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Fu, Chaojiang AU - Fu C AD - Emergency Department (Outpatient Chemotherapy Center) at Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Zhao, Li AU - Zhao L AD - Department of Anesthesiology at Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. FAU - Zhou, Yongchun AU - Zhou Y AD - Yunnan Cancer Hospital and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China. FAU - Huang, Yunchao AU - Huang Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery I, The Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, China. AD - Yunnan Cancer Hospital and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230228 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy MH - *Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/genetics MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics PMC - PMC10011462 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NSCLC OT - Qujing OT - immune signature OT - immunotherapy OT - predictive biomarker COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/18 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/21 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/01 CRDT- 2023/03/17 02:48 PHST- 2022/08/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/02/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/17 02:48 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1012166 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2023 Feb 28;14:1012166. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1012166. eCollection 2023.