Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, SEC61A1 mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 6 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated SEC61A1 data layer compared with 22 for mass-spec protein and 6 for mutation status.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher SEC61A1 mass-spec protein is associated with better disease-free survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated SEC61A1 expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as HNSC and LUAD show a favorable association.
HNSC, CCRCC, and PDAC are the cancer types where SEC61A1 mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.