Introduction: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is among the most common cancers in the world with a low survival rate and common diagnosis at late stages. Deubiquitination of proteins is involved in tumor growth, metastasis, apoptosis, and immunosuppressive pathways. The impact of the ubiquitin-specific protease (USP4) on survival was only scarcely investigated so far. The goal of our research was to analyze the association of USP4 expression with prognosis and clinicopathological features in HNSCC.
Methods: USP4 mRNA levels were derived from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) for a cohort of 510 patients. Protein expression of USP4 was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in a second cohort of 113 patients. Associations between USP4 levels and overall survival, disease-free survival and clinicopathological data were analyzed.
Results: High levels of USP4 mRNA were associated with prolonged overall survival in univariable analysis. There was no more association with survival after correction for the confounders HPV, stage and smoker status. High USP4 mRNA levels were linked to a lower T-stage, the patient's age at diagnosis, and a positive HPV status. USP4 protein levels were not associated with prognosis or other features.
Conclusion: Since high USP4 mRNA was not an independent prognostic marker, we assume that the association is a result of the correlation of high USP4 mRNA with an HPV-positive status. Therefore, further investigation of USP4 mRNA and its association with the HPV status of HNSCC patients is warranted.
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