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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2024

Pretreatment CT-based machine learning radiomics model predicts response in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors and interventional therapy.

Yonglin Hua, Zhixian Sun, Yuxin Xiao, Huilong Li, Xiaowu Ma, Xuan Luo, Wenliang Tan, Zhiqin Xie, Ziyu Zhang, Chenwei Tang and 5 more

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15 authors.

Yonglin Hua *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhixian Sun *Breast Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuxin Xiao *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Huilong LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaowu MaDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xuan LuoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Wenliang TanDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.
Zhiqin XieDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.
Ziyu ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chenwei TangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hongkai ZhuangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Weikai XuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Haihong ZhuDepartment of General Surgery, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China shchzh2@mail.sysu.edu.cn chenyaj@mail.sysu.edu.cn zhuhaihong1214@126.com.
Yajin ChenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China shchzh2@mail.sysu.edu.cn chenyaj@mail.sysu.edu.cn zhuhaihong1214@126.com.
Changzhen ShangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China shchzh2@mail.sysu.edu.cn chenyaj@mail.sysu.edu.cn zhuhaihong1214@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4629-7682

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors and interventional (LPI) therapy have demonstrated promising treatment effects in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, biomarkers for predicting the response to LPI therapy remain to be further explored. We aimed to develop a radiomics model to noninvasively predict the efficacy of LPI therapy.

methodsClinical data of patients with HCC receiving LPI therapy were collected in our institution. The clinical model was built with clinical information. Nine machine learning classifiers were tested and the multilayer perceptron classifier with optimal performance was used as the radiomics model. The clinical-radiomics model was constructed by integrating clinical and radiomics scores through logistic regression analysis.

results151 patients were enrolled in this study (2:1 randomization, 101 and 50 in the training and validation cohorts), of which three achieved complete response, 69 showed partial response, 46 showed stable disease, and 33 showed progressive disease. The objective response rate, disease control rate, and conversion resection rates were 47.7, 78.1 and 23.2%. 14 features were selected from the initially extracted 1223 for radiomics model construction. The area under the curves of the radiomics model (0.900 for training and 0.893 for validation) were comparable to that of the clinical-radiomics model (0.912 for training and 0.892 for validation), and both were superior to the clinical model (0.669 for training and 0.585 for validation). Meanwhile, the radiomics model can categorize participants into high-risk and low-risk groups for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the training (HR 1.913, 95% CI 1.121 to 3.265, p=0.016 for PFS; HR 4.252, 95% CI 2.051 to 8.816, p=0.001 for OS) and validation sets (HR 2.347, 95% CI 1.095 to 5.031, p=0.012 for PFS; HR 2.592, 95% CI 1.050 to 6.394, p=0.019 for OS).

conclusionThe promising machine learning radiomics model was developed and validated to predict the efficacy of LPI therapy for patients with HCC and perform risk stratification, with comparable performance to clinical-radiomics model.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsMachine LearningPhenylurea CompoundsQuinolinesAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedRadiomicsTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmune Checkpoint InhibitorslenvatinibPhenylurea CompoundsQuinolinesBiomarkerCombination therapyHepatocellular CarcinomaImmune Checkpoint Inhibitor

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PMCPMC11261678

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