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ArticleJapanese journal of clinical oncology2024

Development and validation of a nomogram for radiation-induced hepatic toxicity after intensity modulated radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study.

Qiaoyuan Wu, Yudan Wang, Yuxin Wei, Zhengqiang Yang, Kai Chen, Jianxu Li, Liqing Li, Tingshi Su, Shixiong Liang

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Qiaoyuan WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3312-2883
Yudan WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.
Yuxin WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.
Zhengqiang YangDepartment of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Kai ChenDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA, and Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jianxu LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.
Liqing LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.
Tingshi SuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.
Shixiong LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.ORCID 0009-0001-9652-4890

Funding

Guangxi Natural Science Foundation 2020JJA140141National Natural Science Foundation of China 82360630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to construct a nomogram to predict radiation-induced hepatic toxicity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

methodsThis study reviewed the clinical characteristics and dose-volume parameters of 196 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiation-induced hepatic toxicity was defined as progression of the Child-Pugh score caused by intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Factors relevant to radiation-induced hepatic toxicity were selected using receiver operating characteristic and univariate logistic analysis. A risk assessment model was developed, and its discrimination was validated.

resultsEighty-eight (44.90%) and 28 (14.29%) patients had radiation-induced hepatic toxicity ≥ 1 (Child-Pugh ≥ 1) and radiation-induced hepatic toxicity ≥ 2 (Child-Pugh ≥ 2). Pre-treatment Child-Pugh, body mass index and dose-volume parameters were correlated with radiation-induced hepatic toxicity ≥ 1 using univariate logistic analysis. V15 had the best predictive effectiveness among the dose-volume parameters in both the training (area under the curve: 0.763, 95% confidence interval: 0.683-0.842, P < 0.001) and validation cohorts (area under the curve: 0.759, 95% confidence interval: 0.635-0.883, P < 0.001). The area under the curve values of the model that was constructed by pre-treatment Child-Pugh, body mass index and V15 for radiation-induced hepatic toxicity ≥1 were 0.799 (95% confidence interval: 0.719-0.878, P < 0.001) and 0.775 (95% confidence interval: 0.657-0.894, P < 0.001) in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. Patients with a body mass index ≤ 20.425, Barcelona clinic liver cancer = C, Hepatitis B Virus-positive, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group = 1-2 and hepatic fibrosis require lower V15 dose limits.

conclusionsRisk assessment model constructed from Pre-treatment Child-Pugh, V15 and body mass index can guide individualized patient selection of toxicity minimization strategies.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsNomogramsRadiation InjuriesRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLiverMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesChild–Pugh scoredose–volume parametershepatocellular carcinomaradiation-induced hepatic toxicityrisk assessment model

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PMCPMC11144290

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