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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2024

A dynamic nomogram predicting symptomatic pneumonia in patients with lung cancer receiving thoracic radiation.

Yawen Zha, Jingjing Zhang, Xinyu Yan, Chen Yang, Lei Wen, Minying Li

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yawen ZhaDepartments of Thoracic Cancer Radiotherapy, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhanshan, China.
Jingjing ZhangDepartments of Thoracic Cancer Radiotherapy, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhanshan, China.
Xinyu YanXinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Chen YangXinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Lei WenDepartments of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Minying LiDepartments of Thoracic Cancer Radiotherapy, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhanshan, China. 13928197276@163.com.
Zhongshan People's Hospital · CNXinxiang Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Zhongshan Social Welfare Science and Technology Research Project 2019B1101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe most common and potentially fatal side effect of thoracic radiation therapy is radiation pneumonitis (RP). Due to the lack of effective treatments, predicting radiation pneumonitis is crucial. This study aimed to develop a dynamic nomogram to accurately predict symptomatic pneumonitis (RP ≥ 2) following thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer patients.

methodsData from patients with pathologically diagnosed lung cancer at the Zhongshan People's Hospital Department of Radiotherapy for Thoracic Cancer between January 2017 and June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Risk factors for radiation pneumonitis were identified through multivariate logistic regression analysis and utilized to construct a dynamic nomogram. The predictive performance of the nomogram was validated using a bootstrapped concordance index and calibration plots.

resultsAge, smoking index, chemotherapy, and whole lung V5/MLD were identified as significant factors contributing to the accurate prediction of symptomatic pneumonitis. A dynamic nomogram for symptomatic pneumonitis was developed using these risk factors. The area under the curve was 0.89(95% confidence interval 0.83-0.95). The nomogram demonstrated a concordance index of 0.89(95% confidence interval 0.82-0.95) and was well calibrated. Furthermore, the threshold values for high- risk and low- risk were determined to be 154 using the receiver operating curve.

conclusionsThe developed dynamic nomogram offers an accurate and convenient tool for clinical application in predicting the risk of symptomatic pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer undergoing thoracic radiation.

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Lung NeoplasmsPneumoniaRadiation PneumonitisHumansNomogramsRadiotherapy DosageRetrospective StudiesDynamic nomogramLung cancerSymptomatic pneumonia

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