ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Oncol.

Sec. Molecular and Cellular Oncology

Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1564826

This article is part of the Research TopicFormation of Immunological Niches in Tumor Microenvironments: Mechanisms and Therapeutic PotentialView all 31 articles

CHMP6 as a Novel Prognostic Biomarker in Bladder Cancer: Insights from a Comprehensive Cell Death-Related Gene Risk Model

Provisionally accepted
  • 1Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
  • 2ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
  • 3Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China

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Bladder cancer (BLCA) is a prevalent and aggressive disease characterized by substantial molecular heterogeneity, complicating its diagnosis and treatment. Existing therapies, including surgery and chemotherapy, often lack specificity. Alterations in cell death mechanisms, such as ferroptosis, cuproptosis, and immunogenic cell death, significantly impact cancer progression and prognosis. We analyzed gene expression data from TCGA and GEO. Cox regression analyses generated a prognostic risk score model incorporating LIPT1, ACSL5, and CHMP6. This model successfully stratified BLCA patients into different risk categories and was validated through survival analysis, immune infiltration, mutation burden assessment, drug sensitivity predictions, and single-cell analysis. The high-risk group was linked to differentiation processes, developmental stages, and active metabolic pathways. Experimental validation highlighted CHMP6's role in enhancing BLCA cell survival and migration by regulating the cell cycle. The model's prognostic relevance was further supported by drug sensitivity and immune metrics.These results provide valuable insights into potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for BLCA treatment.

Keywords: CHMP6, BLCA, CDRI, ICD, ferroptosis

Received: 22 Jan 2025; Accepted: 03 Jun 2025.

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* Correspondence:
Wei Ning, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
Chang-Bin Yang, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China

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