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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is regarded as the deadliest gynecological cancer, and the demand for novel noninvasive prognostic biomarkers remains significant. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of preoperative blood biomarkers in EOC patients. In total, 73 patients who had undergone ovarian mass resection were enrolled. Serum concentration of biomarkers, including soluble interleukin 2 receptor α (sIL-2R), was measured 1-2 weeks before surgery. Independent prognostic factors for progression-free survival (PFS) were investigated with multivariate Cox regression analysis. A prognostic model was subsequently developed and evaluated by discrimination, calibration and clinical net benefit. Furthermore, transcriptome data of 376 EOC cases from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were analyzed with ESTIMATE, CIBERSORT and Maftools algorithm to evaluate the correlation of IL2RA expression with tumor immune microenvironment and immunotherapeutic response. High sIL-2R concentration was found to be the only significant prognostic blood biomarker for PFS by multivariate Cox regression analysis in our center. A prognostic nomogram was developed with satisfactory discrimination, calibration and clinical net benefit. In addition, higher IL2RA expression was significantly associated with higher immune scores, activated CD4+ T cells, M2 macrophages and resting dendritic cells in TCGA data. Furthermore, IL2RA expression was closely related to TMB scores. sIL-2R is a potential prognostic immune biomarker for EOC patients, and a comprehensive prognostic model comprising sIL-2R with satisfactory discrimination and clinical appliance was developed. Therefore, we recommend routine sIL-2R testing in EOC patients. © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Hui Li, Miaofang Wu, Zhuna Wu, Jinxiao Liang, Lijuan Wang, Xi Yang, Zhongqiu Lin, Jing Li. Prognostic value of preoperative soluble interleukin 2 receptor α as a novel immune biomarker in epithelial ovarian cancer. Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII. 2022 Jun;71(6):1519-1530

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