Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, COQ10A mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 2 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated COQ10A data layer compared with 24 for mass-spec protein and 1 for mutation status.
The strongest signal is observed in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC), where higher COQ10A mass-spec protein is associated with better overall survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated COQ10A expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as CCRCC show a favorable association.
CCRCC and HNSC are the cancer types where COQ10A mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.