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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023

microRNAs combined to radiomic features as a predictor of complete clinical response after neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a preliminary study.

Pasquale Losurdo, Ilaria Gandin, Manuel Belgrano, Ilaria Fiorese, Roberto Verardo, Fabrizio Zanconati, Maria Assunta Cova, Nicolò de Manzini

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Pasquale LosurdoSurgical Clinic Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy. palosurdo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7230-2046
Ilaria GandinBiostatistics Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada Di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Manuel BelgranoRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Ilaria FioreseRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Roberto VerardoLNCIB - Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Biotecnologie c/o BIC Incubatori FVG, Srl - Via Flavia 23/1, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Fabrizio ZanconatiPathology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Maria Assunta CovaRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Nicolò de ManziniSurgical Clinic Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
University of Trieste · ITConsorzio Interuniversitario per le Biotecnologie · IT

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objectiveTo define a predictive Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm based on the integration of a set of biopsy-based microRNAs expression data and radiomic features to understand their potential impact in predicting clinical response (CR) to neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy (nRCT). The identification of patients who would truly benefit from nRCT for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (LARC) could be crucial for an improvement in a tailored therapy.

methodsForty patients with LARC were retrospectively analyzed. An MRI of the pelvis before and after nRCT was performed. In the diagnostic biopsy, the expression levels of 7 miRNAs were measured and correlated with the tumor response rate (TRG), assessed on the surgical sample. The accuracy of complete CR (cCR) prediction was compared for i) clinical predictors; ii) radiomic features; iii) miRNAs levels; and iv) combination of radiomics and miRNAs.

resultsClinical predictors showed the lowest accuracy. The best performing model was based on the integration of radiomic features with miR-145 expression level (AUC-ROC = 0.90). AI algorithm, based on radiomics features and the overexpression of miR-145, showed an association with the TRG class and demonstrated a significant impact on the outcome.

conclusionThe pre-treatment identification of responders/NON-responders to nRCT could address patients to a personalized strategy, such as total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for responders and upfront surgery for non-responders. The combination of radiomic features and miRNAs expression data from images and biopsy obtained through standard of care has the potential to accelerate the discovery of a noninvasive multimodal approach to predict the cCR after nRCT for LARC.

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MicroRNAsRectal NeoplasmsArtificial IntelligenceChemoradiotherapyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeoadjuvant TherapyRetrospective StudiesMicroRNAsMIRN145 microRNA, humanArtificial intelligenceComplete clinical responseLocally advanced rectal cancer (LARC)microRNANeoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy

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