Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, VEZF1 mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 4 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated VEZF1 data layer compared with 27 for mass-spec protein and 6 for mutation status.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher VEZF1 mass-spec protein is associated with worse overall survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated VEZF1 expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as LSCC and LUAD show a favorable association.
HNSC, PDAC, and LSCC are the cancer types where VEZF1 mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.