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ArticleEuropean radiology2019

Pretreatment prediction of immunoscore in hepatocellular cancer: a radiomics-based clinical model based on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI imaging.

Shuling Chen, Shiting Feng, Jingwei Wei, Fei Liu, Bin Li, Xin Li, Yang Hou, Dongsheng Gu, Mimi Tang, Han Xiao and 4 more

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Article in European radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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102 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 152 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shuling ChenDepartment of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Shiting FengDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jingwei WeiKey Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Fei LiuKey Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Bin LiClinical Trial Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Xin LiGE HealthCare China, Shanghai, 200000, China.
Yang HouDepartment of Mathematics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Dongsheng GuKey Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Mimi TangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Han XiaoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yingmei JiaDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Sui PengClinical Trial Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jie TianKey Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. tian@ieee.org.
Ming KuangDepartment of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China. kuangminda@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-5779
Sun Yat-sen University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNJinan University · CNUnited Imaging Healthcare (China) · CN

Funding

Guangzhou Science and Technology Program key projects 201803010057National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771908, 81571750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesImmunoscore evaluates the density of CD3+ and CD8+ T cells in both the tumor core and invasive margin. Pretreatment prediction of immunoscore in hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is important for precision immunotherapy. We aimed to develop a radiomics model based on gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced MRI for pretreatment prediction of immunoscore (0-2 vs. 3-4) in HCC. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study included 207 (training cohort: n = 150; validation cohort: n = 57) HCC patients with hepatectomy who underwent preoperative Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI. The volumes of interest enclosing hepatic lesions including intratumoral and peritumoral regions were manually delineated in the hepatobiliary phase of MRI images, from which 1044 quantitative features were extracted and analyzed. Extremely randomized tree method was used to select radiomics features for building radiomics model. Predicting performance in immunoscore was compared among three models: (1) using only intratumoral radiomics features (intratumoral radiomics model); (2) using combined intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features (combined radiomics model); (3) using clinical data and selected combined radiomics features (combined radiomics-based clinical model).

resultsThe combined radiomics model showed a better predicting performance in immunoscore than intratumoral radiomics model (AUC, 0.904 (95% CI 0.855-0.953) vs. 0.823 (95% CI 0.747-0.899)). The combined radiomics-based clinical model showed an improvement over the combined radiomics model in predicting immunoscore (AUC, 0·926 (95% CI 0·884-0·967) vs. 0·904 (95% CI 0·855-0·953)), although differences were not statistically significant. Results were confirmed in validation cohort and calibration curves showed good agreement.

conclusionThe MRI-based combined radiomics nomogram is effective in predicting immunoscore in HCC and may help making treatment decisions. KEY POINTS: • Radiomics obtained from Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI help predicting immunoscore in hepatocellular carcinoma. • Combined intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics are superior to intratumoral radiomics only in predicting immunoscore. • We developed a combined clinical and radiomicsnomogram to predict immunoscore in hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Contrast MediaGadolinium DTPAAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHepatectomyHumansImmunityLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNomogramsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsContrast MediaGadolinium DTPAgadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPACarcinomaGadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPAHepatocellularImmunotherapyMagnetic resonance imaging

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