Epigenetic regulation contributes to the dysregulation of gene expression involved in cancer biology. Nevertheless, the roles of epigenetic regulators (ERs) in tumor immunity and immune response remain basically unclear. Here, we developed the epigenetic regulator in immunology (EPRIM) approach to identify immune-related ERs and comprehensively dissected the ER regulation in tumor immune response across 33 cancers. The identified immune-related ERs were related to immune infiltration and could stratify cancer patients into two risk groups in multiple independent datasets. These patient groups were characterized by distinct immune functions, immune infiltrates, driver gene mutations, and prognoses. Furthermore, we constructed an immune ER-based signature and highlighted its potential utility in predicting clinical benefit from immunotherapy and selecting therapeutic agents. Taken together, our identification and evaluation of immune-related ERs highlight the usefulness of EPRIM for the understanding of ERs in immune regulation and the clinical relevance in evaluation of cancer patient prognosis and response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy.
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