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Guo YJ, Yin R, Zhang Q, Han JQ, Dou ZX, Wang PB, Lu H, Liu PF, Chen JJ, Ma WJ. MRI-Based Kinetic Heterogeneity Evaluation in the Accurate Access of Axillary Lymph Node Status in Breast Cancer Using a Hybrid CNN-RNN Model. J Magn Reson Imaging 2024. [PMID: 38205712 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Accurate evaluation of the axillary lymph node (ALN) status is needed for determining the treatment protocol for breast cancer (BC). The value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based tumor heterogeneity in assessing ALN metastasis in BC is unclear. PURPOSE To assess the value of deep learning (DL)-derived kinetic heterogeneity parameters based on BC dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI to infer the ALN status. STUDY TYPE Retrospective. SUBJECTS 1256/539/153/115 patients in the training cohort, internal validation cohort, and external validation cohorts I and II, respectively. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE 1.5 T/3.0 T, non-contrast T1-weighted spin-echo sequence imaging (T1WI), DCE-T1WI, and diffusion-weighted imaging. ASSESSMENT Clinical pathological and MRI semantic features were obtained by reviewing histopathology and MRI reports. The segmentation of the tumor lesion on the first phase of T1WI DCE-MRI images was applied to other phases after registration. A DL architecture termed convolutional recurrent neural network (ConvRNN) was developed to generate the KHimage (kinetic heterogeneity of DCE-MRI image) score that indicated the ALN status in patients with BC. The model was trained and optimized on training and internal validation cohorts, tested on two external validation cohorts. We compared ConvRNN model with other 10 models and the subgroup analyses of tumor size, magnetic field strength, and molecular subtype were also evaluated. STATISTICAL TESTS Chi-squared, Fisher's exact, Student's t, Mann-Whitney U tests, and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis were performed. P < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS The ConvRNN model achieved area under the curve (AUC) of 0.802 in the internal validation cohort and 0.785-0.806 in the external validation cohorts. The ConvRNN model could well evaluate the ALN status of the four molecular subtypes (AUC = 0.685-0.868). The patients with larger tumor sizes (>5 cm) were more susceptible to ALN metastasis with KHimage scores of 0.527-0.827. DATA CONCLUSION A ConvRNN model outperformed traditional models for determining the ALN status in patients with BC. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yi-Jun Guo
- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Baoding No. 1 Central Hospital, Baoding, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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Li Y, Liu J, Xu Z, Shang J, Wu S, Zhang M, Liu Y. Construction and validation of a nomogram for predicting the prognosis of patients with lymph node-positive invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: based on SEER database and external validation cohort. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1231302. [PMID: 37954073 PMCID: PMC10635422 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1231302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) of the breast is a rare subtype of breast cancer with high incidence of aggressive clinical behavior, lymph node metastasis (LNM) and poor prognosis. In the present study, using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, we analyzed the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of IMPC with LNM, and constructed a prognostic nomogram. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data for 487 breast IMPC patients with LNM in the SEER database from January 2010 to December 2015, and randomly divided these patients into a training cohort (70%) and an internal validation cohort (30%) for the construction and internal validation of the nomogram, respectively. In addition, 248 patients diagnosed with IMPC and LNM at the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2010 to December 2019 were collected as an external validation cohort. Lasso regression, along with Cox regression, was used to screen risk factors. Further more, the discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility of the nomogram were assessed based on the consistency index (C-index), time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC), calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA). Results In summary, we identified six variables including molecular subtype of breast cancer, first malignant primary indicator, tumor grade, AJCC stage, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors in predicting the prognosis of IMPC patients with LNM (P < 0.05). Based on these factors, a nomogram was constructed for predicting 3- and 5-year overall survival (OS) of patients. The nomogram achieved a C-index of 0.789 (95%CI: 0.759-0.819) in the training cohort, 0.775 (95%CI: 0.731-0.819) in the internal validation cohort, and 0.788 (95%CI: 0.756-0.820) in the external validation cohort. According to the calculated patient risk score, the patients were divided into a high-risk group and a low-risk group, which showed a significant difference in the survival prognosis of the two groups (P<0.0001). The time-dependent ROC curves, calibration curves and DCA curves proved the superiority of the nomogram. Conclusions We have successfully constructed a nomogram that could predict 3- and 5-year OS of IMPC patients with LNM and may assist clinicians in decision-making and personalized treatment planning.
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- Yifei Li
- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- The Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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