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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Nomograms for predicting progression-free survival and overall survival after surgery and concurrent chemoradiotherapy for glioblastoma: a retrospective cohort study.

Lin Zheng, Zhi-Rui Zhou, Minghan Shi, Haiyan Chen, Qian-Qian Yu, Yang Yang, Lihong Liu, Lili Zhang, Yinglu Guo, Xiaofeng Zhou and 2 more

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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 4 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lin ZhengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Zhi-Rui ZhouRadiation Oncology Center, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Minghan ShiDépartement de l'éducation aux adultes, Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard, QC, Canada.
Haiyan ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Qian-Qian YuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yang YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Lihong LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Lili ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yinglu GuoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xiaofeng ZhouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Chao LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Qichun WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNCégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · CAFudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. The prognosis of GBM patients is poor. Even with active standard treatment, the median overall survival is only 14.6 months. It is therefore critical to ascertain recurrence and search for factors that influence the prognosis of GBM. This study aimed to screen the variables related to the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of GBM patients undergoing surgery and concurrent chemoradiotherapy, as well as propose a nomogram for individual risk prediction based on preoperative imaging parameters and clinicopathological variables readily available in clinical practice.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 114 consecutive patients with GBM who underwent surgery and concurrent chemoradiotherapy at the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine from January 1st, 2015, to June 1st, 2018. Twenty-four preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters were extracted manually from the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Clinicopathological factors were extracted from the electronic medical record system (EMRS). Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and Cox regression were used for feature selection and model prediction, respectively. The models were presented using nomograms, which were applied to identify the risk of recurrence and survival according to the score. The performance of the nomograms to predict PFS and OS was tested with C-statistics, calibration plots, and Kaplan-Meier curves.

resultsThe results revealed that sex, Karnofsky performance score (KPS), O6-methylglucamine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) protein expression, number of adjuvant chemotherapy cycles with temozolomide (TMZ), and the MRI signature effectively predicted PFS; and sex, KPS, extent of surgery, number of TMZ cycles, and MRI signature effectively predicted OS. The nomogram revealed good discriminative ability (C-statistics: 0.81 for PFS and 0.79 for OS). In the nomogram of PFS, patients with a score greater than 122 were considered to have a high risk of recurrence. In the nomogram of OS, the cutoff score were 115 and 145, and then patients were classified as low, medium, and high risk.

conclusionsIn conclusion, our nomograms can effectively predict the risk of recurrence and survival of GBM patients and thus can be a good guide for clinical practice.

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chemoradiotherapyGlioblastoma (GBM)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)nomogramsprognosis

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