Study on correlation between CXCL13 and prognosis and immune
characteristics of Ovarian Cancer
Abstract
Objectives: Ovarian cancer has a limited immunotherapeutic
response; hence, this study aimed to investigate the relationship
between CXC-chemokine ligand 13 ( CXCL13) expression and overall
survival (OS) rate, key immune pathways, degree of immune cell
infiltration, and PD-1 checkpoint blockade. Methods: A total of
703 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained from “The
Cancer Genome Atlas” (TCGA) database based on the immune and stromal
scores of 379 OC patients for getting the targeted gene CXCL13.
The association between CXCL13 and OS in OC patients, biological
function annotation of CXCL13, and its correlation with immune
components were assessed. Results: The results indicated that
upregulated CXCL13 expression was positively correlated with good
OC patient prognosis. CXCL13 expression was associated with six
immune-related pathways, ten immune cells, and PD-1 in the OC
microenvironment. Moreover, high expression of CXCL13 was related
to a better tumor response and a more extended tumor-stable stage after
PD-1 blocking therapy in IMvigor210. Conclusions: The study
concluded that CXCL13 could be a prognostic marker and a
potential immunotherapy target for OC patients, especially PD-1
checkpoint blockade.