Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, TMEM88B mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 2 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated TMEM88B data layer compared with 21 for mass-spec protein.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher TMEM88B mass-spec protein is associated with better disease-free survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated TMEM88B expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as HNSC show a favorable association.
HNSC and GBM are the cancer types where TMEM88B mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.