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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2025

Development and validation a radiomics combined clinical model predicts treatment response for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Xiaoyan Yin, Yongbin Cui, Tonghai Liu, Zhenjiang Li, Huiling Liu, Xingmin Ma, Xue Sha, Changsheng Ma, Dali Han, Yong Yin

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Xiaoyan Yin *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Yongbin Cui *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Tonghai LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Zhenjiang LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Huiling LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital, The Third Affiliated Teaching Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumuqi, China.
Xingmin MaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Xue ShaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital, The Third Affiliated Teaching Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumuqi, China.
Changsheng MaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Dali HanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Yong YinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China. yinyongsd@126.com.

Funding

Tumor Precision Radiotherapy Peak Plan- clinical research project 2021HZ81Youth Foundation of National Natural Science Foundation of China 12305394
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Abstract

purposeThis study is aimed to develop and validate a machine learning model, which combined radiomics and clinical characteristics to predicting the definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) treatment response in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients.

methods204 advanced ESCC patients were included who underwent dCRT at our hospital. Patients were randomly divided into training cohort and validation cohort with a ratio of 7:3. The radiomics features were selected by LASSO algorithm. The clinical features were selected by multivariate logistics analysis (p < 0.05). Subsequently, a combined radiomics and clinical model was established and validated to predict the treatment response in ESCC patients by logistic regression model. The performance of the model was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, decision curve analysis (DCA), nomogram, and calibration curve.

resultsTotal of 944 radiomics features were extracted from the pre-treatment contrasted enhanced CT images (CECT). After feature selection, 3 radiomics features and 3 clinical features were identified as the most predictive variables. The combined model shows better prediction performance among radiomics model or clinical model. The radiomics model's AUC values in training and validation cohort are 0.71,0.69. As for clinical model the AUC values were 0.74,0.75 in training and validation cohort. However, the AUC values in combined model are 0.79, 0.78 in training cohort and validation cohort, respectively. DCA and calibration curve also demonstrated good performance for the combined model.

conclusionThe radiomics combined clinical features model demonstrates superior treatment response prediction ability for ESCC patients received dCRT. This model has the potential to assist clinicians in identifying non-responsive patients before treatment and guide individualized therapy for advanced ESCC patients.

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ChemoradiotherapyEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaMachine LearningAgedFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNomogramsRadiomicsRetrospective StudiesROC CurveTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeDefinitive chemoradiotherapyEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaRadiomicsTreatment response

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