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ArticleHead & neck2025

Evaluation of radiomics as a predictor of efficacy and the tumor immune microenvironment in anti-PD-1 mAb treated recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck patients.

Dan P Zandberg, Serafettin Zenkin, Murat Ak, Priyadarshini Mamindla, Vishal Peddagangireddy, Ronan Hsieh, Jennifer L Anderson, Greg M Delgoffe, Ashely Menk, Heath D Skinner and 3 more

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. [Application of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: From mechanisms to clinical practice].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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13 authors.

Dan P ZandbergUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1002-8301
Serafettin ZenkinDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Murat AkDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Priyadarshini MamindlaDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Vishal PeddagangireddyDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ronan HsiehUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jennifer L AndersonUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Greg M DelgoffeUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ashely MenkUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Heath D SkinnerUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Umamaheswar DuvvuriUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Robert L FerrisUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rivka R ColenDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
WILD TYPE P53-BASED ADJUVANT IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR SCCHNP50CA097190 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Greg M. Delgoffe · 2004 to 2026
$49.6M
Uncovering the metabolic underpinnings of T cell exhaustionR01AI166598 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DELGOFFE, GREG M. · 2022 to 2025
$3.2M
Dissecting the role of hypoxia in T cell differentiation in cancerR01CA277473 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Greg M. Delgoffe, Yana Najjar · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Targeting non-canonical p16 signaling to improve radiation response and outcome in head and neck cancerR01DE032337 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Heath Devin Skinner · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
Mechanistic connection between HPV-specific TCRs and therapeutic responses to ICI in HPV+ HNSCCR01CA282074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Robert L. Ferris, Jing Hong Wang · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097190NCI NIH HHS R01 CA277473NCI NIH HHS R01 CA282074NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI166598NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE032337NIH/NCI SPORE in Head and Neck Cancer P50CA097190The University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center startup funding (RRC)University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) (RRC)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe retrospectively evaluated radiomics as a predictor of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and efficacy with anti-PD-1 mAb (IO) in R/M HNSCC.

methodsRadiomic feature extraction was performed on pre-treatment CT scans segmented using 3D slicer v4.10.2 and key features were selected using LASSO regularization method to build classification models with XGBoost algorithm by incorporating cross-validation techniques to calculate accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Outcome measures evaluated were disease control rate (DCR) by RECIST 1.1, PFS, and OS and hypoxia and CD8 T cells in the TME.

resultsRadiomics features predicted DCR with accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of 76%, 73%, and 83%, for OS 77%, 86%, 70%, PFS 82%, 75%, 89%, and in the TME, for high hypoxia 80%, 88%, and 72% and high CD8 T cells 91%, 83%, and 100%, respectively.

conclusionRadiomics accurately predicted the efficacy of IO and features of the TME in R/M HNSCC. Further study in a larger patient population is warranted.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor MicroenvironmentAdultAgedFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRadiomicsRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorartificial intelligencehead and neck squamous cell carcinomaimagingimmunotherapymachine learningpembrolizumabradiomicstreatment response

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PMID39080968
PMCPMC11635745

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