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ArticleBMC cancer2023

Development and validation of a risk model with variables related to non-small cell lung cancer in patients with pulmonary nodules: a retrospective study.

Zufang Liao, Rongjiong Zheng, Ni Li, Guofeng Shao

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  1. Risk prediction of non-small cell lung cancer in patients with pulmonary nodules: a single-center cohort study based on six machine learning algorithms.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Zufang Liao *The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315041, Zhejiang, China.
Rongjiong Zheng *Ningbo Yinzhou NO.2 Hospital, Ningbo, 315192, Zhejiang, China.
Ni LiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Li Huili Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University, Xingning Road 57, Ningbo, 315041, Zhejiang, China.
Guofeng ShaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Li Huili Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University, Xingning Road 57, Ningbo, 315041, Zhejiang, China. sgf1958@sina.com.
Ningbo University · CNNingbo No. 2 Hospital · CNNingbo University Affiliated Hospital · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo Municipality 202003N4269, 2019C50069Ningbo Health Branding Subject Fund PPXK2018-01Ningbo "Technology Innovation 2025" Major Special Project No. 2022Z150the grants of basic public welfare projects in Zhejiang province LGF19H020004Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Project 2017ZD026, 2020KY273
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Abstract

backgroundLung cancer is a major global threat to public health for which a novel predictive nomogram is urgently needed. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) which accounts for the main port of lung cancer cases is attracting more and more people's attention. PATIENTS AND

methodsHere, we designed a novel predictive nomogram using a design dataset consisting of 515 pulmonary nodules, with external validation being performed using a separate dataset consisting of 140 nodules and a separate dataset consisting of 237 nodules. The selection of significant variables for inclusion in this model was achieved using a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression model, after which a corresponding nomogram was developed. C-index values, calibration plots, and decision curve analyses were used to gauge the discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility, respectively, of this predictive model. Validation was then performed with the internal bootstrapping validation and external cohorts.

resultsA predictive nomogram was successfully constructed incorporating hypertension status, plasma fibrinogen levels, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), density, ground-glass opacity (GGO), and pulmonary nodule size as significant variables associated with nodule status. This model exhibited good discriminative ability, with a C-index value of 0.765 (95% CI: 0.722-0.808), and was well-calibrated. In validation analyses, this model yielded C-index values of 0.892 (95% CI: 0.844-0.940) for external cohort and 0.853 (95% CI: 0.807-0.899) for external cohort 2. In the internal bootstrapping validation, C-index value could still reach 0.753. Decision curve analyses supported the clinical value of this predictive nomogram when used at a NSCLC possibility threshold of 18%.

conclusionThe nomogram constructed in this study, which incorporates hypertension status, plasma fibrinogen levels, BUN, density, GGO status, and pulmonary nodule size, was able to reliably predict NSCLC risk in this Chinese cohort of patients presenting with pulmonary nodules.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHypertensionLung NeoplasmsMultiple Pulmonary NodulesFibrinogenHumansRetrospective StudiesFibrinogenLogisticModelNSCLCPulmonary nodulesVariables

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