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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2022

Two-dimensional correlated spectroscopy distinguishes clear cell renal cell carcinoma from other kidney neoplasms and non-cancer kidney.

Sharon J Del Vecchio, Aaron J Urquhart, Xin Dong, Robert J Ellis, Keng Lim Ng, Hemamali Samaratunga, Sonja Gustafson, Graham J Galloway, Glenda C Gobe, Simon Wood and 1 more

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Sharon J Del VecchioKidney Disease Research Collaborative, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Aaron J UrquhartKidney Disease Research Collaborative, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Xin DongDepartment of Radiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia.
Robert J EllisKidney Disease Research Collaborative, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Keng Lim NgFrimley Park Hospital, Camberley, UK.
Hemamali SamaratungaAquesta Uropathology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Sonja GustafsonFrimley Park Hospital, Camberley, UK.
Graham J GallowayHerston Imaging Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Glenda C GobeKidney Disease Research Collaborative, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Simon WoodDepartment of Urology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Carolyn E MountfordInstitute of Glycomics, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUPrincess Alexandra Hospital · AUFrimley Park Hospital · GBGriffith University · AU

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Abstract

Background: Routinely used clinical scanners, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US), are unable to distinguish between aggressive and indolent tumor subtypes in masses localized to the kidney, often leading to surgical overtreatment. The results of the current investigation demonstrate that chemical differences, detected in human kidney biopsies using two-dimensional COrrelated SpectroscopY (2D L-COSY) and evaluated using multivariate statistical analysis, can distinguish these subtypes. Methods: One hundred and twenty-six biopsy samples from patients with a confirmed enhancing kidney mass on abdominal imaging were analyzed as part of the training set. A further forty-three samples were used for model validation. In patients undergoing radical nephrectomy, biopsies of non-cancer kidney cortical tissue were also collected as a non-cancer control group. Spectroscopy data were analyzed using multivariate statistical analysis, including principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal projection to latent structures with discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA), to identify biomarkers in kidney cancer tissue that was also classified using the gold-standard of histopathology. Results: The data analysis methodology showed good separation between clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) versus non-clear cell RCC (non-ccRCC) and non-cancer cortical tissue from the kidneys of tumor-bearing patients. Variable Importance for the Projection (VIP) values, and OPLS-DA loadings plots were used to identify chemical species that correlated significantly with the histopathological classification. Model validation resulted in the correct classification of 37/43 biopsy samples, which included the correct classification of 15/17 ccRCC biopsies, achieving an overall predictive accuracy of 86%, Those chemical markers with a VIP value >1.2 were further analyzed using univariate statistical analysis. A subgroup analysis of 47 tumor tissues arising from T1 tumors revealed distinct separation between ccRCC and non-ccRCC tissues. Conclusions: This study provides metabolic insights that could have future diagnostic and/or clinical value. The results of this work demonstrate a clear separation between clear cell and non-ccRCC and non-cancer kidney tissue from tumor-bearing patients. The clinical translation of these results will now require the development of a one-dimensional (1D) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) protocol, for the kidney, using an

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magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)multivariate statistical analysisprincipal components analysisRenal cell carcinoma (RCC)spectroscopy-pathology correlation

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