And Hongqing Liu

And Hongqing Liu


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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17 November 2022 in Cancers
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QWQinghua Wang
Qinghua Wang
NTNa Tian
Na Tian
WZWenjing Zhang
Wenjing Zhang
ZLZhijuan Lin
Zhijuan Lin
FSFuyan Shi
Fuyan Shi
ALAnd Hongqing Liu
And Hongqing Liu
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) acts as the central member in fatty acid synthesis and metabolism processes, which regulate oncogenic signals and tumor immunogenicity. To date, no studies have reported the connection of FASN mutations with ICI efficacy. In this study, from 631 melanoma and 109 NSCLC patients who received ICI treatments, we retrospectively curated multiomics profiles and ICI treatment data. We also explored the potential molecular biological mechanisms behind FASN alterations. In melanoma patients, FASN mutations were observed to associate with a preferable immunotherapeutic prognosis and response rate (both p < 0.01). These connections were further corroborated by the NSCLC patients (both p < 0.01). Further analyses showed that a favorable tumor immunogenicity and immune microenvironment were involved in FASN mutations. This work confirms the clinical immunotherapy implications of FASN mutation-mediated fatty acid metabolism and provides a possible indicator for immunotherapy prognosis prediction.