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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Developing and validating a novel nomogram used a competing-risks model for predicting the prognosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma: a retrospective study based on the SEER database.

Chengzhuo Li, Junyuan Li, Qiao Huang, Xiaojie Feng, Fanfan Zhao, Fengshuo Xu, Didi Han, Jun Lyu

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Chengzhuo LiDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Junyuan LiMedical Centre of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiao HuangCenter for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xiaojie FengDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Fanfan ZhaoDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Fengshuo XuDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Didi HanDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Jun LyuDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CNZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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backgroundThe current prognostic methods for primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) are inadequate. This study is the first to use a competing-risks model to perform an accurate analysis of the prognostic factors for PFTC cause-specific death (CSD). We used the model to established a nomogram for the 3-, 5-, and 8-year CSD rates based on the identified prognostic factors.

methodsThis study selected 1,924 patients from the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) database. The cumulative incidence function (CIF) was used in univariate analyses, and Gray's test was used to determine the intergroup difference in the CIF. We then used the subdistribution proportional hazards model in a multivariate analysis. We finally used the prognostic factors identified in the analysis of the competing-risks model to construct a 3-, 5-, and 8-year CSD nomogram for PFTC patients. The concordance index (C-index) and calibration plots were used to evaluate the discrimination ability and consistency of the model.

resultsThe subdistribution proportional hazards model showed that age, histological type, FIGO stage, and the log of the ratio between the numbers of positive and negative lymph nodes (LODDS) were independent prognostic factors for CSD. The 3-, 5-, and 8-year C-indexes were 0.744, 0.744, and 0.733 in the training cohort, and 0.737, 0.748, and 0.721 in the validation cohort. In the calibration plots, the forecast lines were very close to the reference lines.

conclusionsThis study is the first to analyze the prognostic factors for PFTC based on a competing-risks model. This model indicates that age, histological type, FIGO stage, and LODDS are significant prognostic factors affecting CSD in PFTC patients. We have also constructed the first 3-, 5-, and 8-year CSD nomogram for PFTC patients. This nomogram exhibits good discrimination ability and accuracy and can help clinicians to provide individualized prognostic analysis for PFTC patients.

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cancer-specific deathcompeting risk modelnomogramPrimary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC)SEER

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