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ArticleBioMed research international2021

Predicting the Survival Probability of Neuroendocrine Tumor Populations: Developing and Evaluating a New Predictive Nomogram.

Jian-Xian Chen, Yan Lin, Yi-Liang Meng, Ai-Xia Zhao, Xiao-Juan Huang, Rong Liang, Yong-Qiang Li, Zhi-Hui Liu

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Jian-Xian ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China.
Yan LinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China.
Yi-Liang MengDepartment of Oncology, Baise People's Hospital, Baise 533000, China.
Ai-Xia ZhaoDepartment of Oncology, Baise People's Hospital, Baise 533000, China.
Xiao-Juan HuangDepartment of Oncology, Baise People's Hospital, Baise 533000, China.
Rong LiangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China.
Yong-Qiang LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-3114
Zhi-Hui LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1983-9725
Guangxi Medical University · CNBaise University · CN

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Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to develop and initially validate a nomogram model in order to predict the 3-year and 5-year survival rates of neuroendocrine tumor patients.

methodsAccordingly, 348 neuroendocrine tumor patients were enrolled as study objects, of which 244 (70%) patients were included in the training set to establish the nomogram model, while 104 (30%) patients were included in the validation set to verify the robustness of the model. First, the variables related to the survival rate were determined by univariable analysis. In addition, variables that were sufficiently significant were selected for constructing the nomogram model. Furthermore, the concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic (ROC), and calibration curve analysis were used to evaluate the performance of the proposed nomogram model. The survival analysis was then used to evaluate the return to survival probability as well as the indicators of constructing the nomogram model.

resultsAccording to the multivariable analysis, lymphatic metastasis, international normalized ratio (INR), prothrombin time (PT), tumor differentiation, and the number of tumor metastases were found to be independent predictors of survival rate. Moreover, the C-index results demonstrated that the model was robust in both the training set (0.891) and validation set (0.804). In addition, the ROC results further verified the robustness of the model either in the training set (AUC = 0.823) or training set (AUC = 0.768). Furthermore, the calibration curve results showed that the model can be used to predict the 3-year and 5-year survival probability of neuroendocrine tumor patients. Meaningfully, five variables were found: lymphatic metastasis (

conclusionIn summary, a nomogram model was constructed in this study based on five variables (lymphatic metastasis, international normalized ratio (INR), prothrombin time (PT), tumor differentiation, and number of tumor metastases), which was shown to predict the survival probability of patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Additionally, the proposed nomogram exhibited good ability in predicting survival probability, which may be easily adopted for clinical use.

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NomogramsAgedFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeuroendocrine TumorsSensitivity and Specificity

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