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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2021

Diffusion-weighted MRI and histogram analysis: assessment of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in nephroblastoma.

Andreas M Hötker, Yousef Mazaheri, André Lollert, Jens-Peter Schenk, Junting Zheng, Marinela Capanu, Oguz Akin, Norbert Graf, Gundula Staatz

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Andreas M HötkerInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. Andreas.Hoetker@usz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-4748-8758
Yousef MazaheriDepartment of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
André LollertDepartment of Radiology, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Jens-Peter SchenkDivision of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 153, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Junting ZhengDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Marinela CapanuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Oguz AkinDepartment of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
Norbert GrafDepartment of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Gundula StaatzDepartment of Radiology, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEHeidelberg University · DESaarland University · DEUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the value of diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in the non-invasive prediction of blastemal remnant after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in nephroblastoma.

methodsThis IRB-approved study included 32 pediatric patients with 35 tumors who underwent DW-MRI prior and after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and subsequent surgical resection. Two blinded radiologists volumetrically assessed each tumor on pre- and post-neoadjuvant images and the parameters mean ADC, median ADC, 12.5th/25th/75th ADC percentile, skewness, and kurtosis were calculated. Blastemal remnant was determined per the pathology report. Associations between imaging features and blastemal remnant quartiles were examined using the Kruskal-Wallis test and adjusted for false discovery rate.

resultsInter-reader agreement was high for mean ADC, skewness, kurtosis, and volume (ICC: 0.76-0.998). Pre-therapeutic histogram parameters skewness and kurtosis were found to be higher in patients with a higher amount of blastemal remnant for reader 1 (overall p = 0.035) and for kurtosis in reader 2 (overall p = 0.032) with skewness not reaching the level of statistical significance (overall p = 0.055). Higher tumor volume on pre-treatment imaging was associated with a higher amount of blastemal remnant after therapy (overall p = 0.032 for both readers).

conclusionsPre-treatment skewness and kurtosis of ADC histogram analysis were significantly associated with a larger fraction of a blastemal remnant after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. These findings could be incorporated into a more personalized chemotherapeutic regime in these patients and offer prognostic information at the time of initial diagnosis.

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Kidney NeoplasmsWilms TumorChildDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedNeoadjuvant TherapyRetrospective StudiesDiffusion-weighted imagingMagnetic resonance imagingNephroblastoma

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