Development and Validation of a Combined Ferroptosis and Immune Prognostic Model for Melanoma.

J Oncol

Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China.

Published: November 2022

Background: Melanoma development and progression are significantly influenced by ferroptosis and the immune microenvironment. However, there are no reliable biomarkers for melanoma prognosis prediction based on ferroptosis and immunological response.

Methods: Ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) were retrieved from the FerrDb website. Immune-related genes (IRGs) were collected in the ImmPort dataset. The TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) and GSE65904 datasets both contained prognostic FRGs and IRGs. The model was created using multivariate Cox regression, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression analysis, and the analysis and comparison between the expression patterns of ferroptosis and immune cell infiltration were done. Last but not least, research was conducted to assess the expression and involvement of the genes in the comprehensive index of ferroptosis and immune (CIFI).

Results: Two prognostic ferroptosis- and immune-related markers ( and ) were utilized to develop a CIFI. In various datasets and patient subgroups, CIFI exhibits consistent predictive performance. The fact that CIFI is an independent prognostic factor for melanoma patients was revealed. Patients in the CIFI-high group further exhibited immune-suppressive characteristics and had elevated ferroptosis gene expression levels. The results of in vitro research point to the possibility that the and genes function as oncogenes in melanoma.

Conclusion: In this study, a novel prognostic classifier for melanoma patients was developed and validated using ferroptosis and immune expression profiles.

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