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Liao CY, Chen YM, Wu YT, Chao HS, Chiu HY, Wang TW, Chen JR, Shiao TH, Lu CF. Personalized prediction of immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients using advanced radiomics and deep learning. Cancer Imaging 2024; 24:129. [PMID: 39350284 PMCID: PMC11440728 DOI: 10.1186/s40644-024-00779-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 09/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and immunotherapy (IO) has shown promise in treating advanced-stage LC. However, identifying patients likely to benefit from IO and monitoring treatment response remains challenging. This study aims to develop a predictive model for progression-free survival (PFS) in LC patients with IO based on clinical features and advanced imaging biomarkers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of 206 LC patients receiving IO treatment. Pre-treatment computed tomography images were used to extract advanced imaging biomarkers, including intratumoral and peritumoral-vasculature radiomics. Clinical features, including age, gene status, hematology, and staging, were also collected. Key radiomic and clinical features for predicting IO outcomes were identified using a two-step feature selection process, including univariate Cox regression and chi-squared test, followed by sequential forward selection. The DeepSurv model was constructed to predict PFS based on clinical and radiomic features. Model performance was evaluated using the area under the time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and concordance index (C-index). RESULTS Combining radiomics of intratumoral heterogeneity and peritumoral-vasculature with clinical features demonstrated a significant enhancement (p < 0.001) in predicting IO response. The proposed DeepSurv model exhibited a prediction performance with AUCs ranging from 0.76 to 0.80 and a C-index of 0.83. Furthermore, the predicted personalized PFS curves revealed a significant difference (p < 0.05) between patients with favorable and unfavorable prognoses. CONCLUSIONS Integrating intratumoral and peritumoral-vasculature radiomics with clinical features enabled the development of a predictive model for PFS in LC patients with IO. The proposed model's capability to estimate individualized PFS probability and differentiate the prognosis status held promise to facilitate personalized medicine and improve patient outcomes in LC.
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- Chien-Yi Liao
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Beitou District, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Brain Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Beitou District, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Beitou District, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Sullivan KA, Farrokhyar F, Patel YS, Liberman M, Turner SR, Gonzalez AV, Nayak R, Yasufuku K, Hanna WC. Preoperative mediastinal staging in early-stage lung cancer: Targeted nodal sampling is not inferior to systematic nodal sampling. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 168:391-398. [PMID: 37981101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether targeted sampling (TS), which omits biopsy of triple- normal lymph nodes (LNs) on positron emission tomography, computed tomography, and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), is noninferior to systematic sampling (SS) of mediastinal LNs during EBUS for staging of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS Patients who are clinical nodal (cN)0-N1 with suspected NSCLC eligible for EBUS based on positron emission tomography/computed tomography were enrolled in this prospective, multicenter trial. During EBUS, all patients underwent TS and then crossed over to SS, whereby at least 3 mediastinal LN stations (4R, 4L, 7) were routinely sampled. Gold standard of comparison was pathologic results. Based on the previous feasibility trial, a noninferiority margin of 6% was established for difference in missed nodal metastasis (MNM) incidence between TS and SS. The McNemar test on paired proportions was used to determine MNM incidence for each sampling method. Analysis was per-protocol using a level of significance of P < .05. RESULTS Between November 2020 and April 2022, 91 patients were enrolled at 6 high-volume Canadian tertiary care centers. A total of 256 LNs underwent TS and SS. Incidence of MNM was 0.78% in SS and 2.34% in TS, with an absolute difference of 1.56% (95% confidence interval, -0.003% to 4.1%; P = .13). This falls within the noninferiority margin. A total of 6/256 LNs from 4 patients who were not sampled by TS were found to be malignant when sampled by SS. CONCLUSIONS In high-volume thoracic endosonography centers, TS is not inferior to SS in nodal staging of early-stage NSCLC. This results in change of clinical management for a minority of patients.
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- Kerrie A Sullivan
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Division of Thoracic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division de Chirurgie Thoracique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Division of Thoracic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Baeza S, Gil D, Sanchez C, Torres G, Carmezim J, Tebé C, Guasch I, Nogueira I, García-Reina S, Martínez-Barenys C, Mate JL, Andreo F, Rosell A. Radiomics and Clinical Data for the Diagnosis of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening: Radiolung Integrative Predictive Model. Arch Bronconeumol 2024:S0300-2896(24)00192-3. [PMID: 38876917 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2024.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Early diagnosis of lung cancer (LC) is crucial to improve survival rates. Radiomics models hold promise for enhancing LC diagnosis. This study assesses the impact of integrating a clinical and a radiomic model based on deep learning to predict the malignancy of pulmonary nodules (PN). METHODOLOGY Prospective cross-sectional study of 97 PNs from 93 patients. Clinical data included epidemiological risk factors and pulmonary function tests. The region of interest of each chest CT containing the PN was analysed. The radiomic model employed a pre-trained convolutional network to extract visual features. From these features, 500 with a positive standard deviation were chosen as inputs for an optimised neural network. The clinical model was estimated by a logistic regression model using clinical data. The malignancy probability from the clinical model was used as the best estimate of the pre-test probability of disease to update the malignancy probability of the radiomic model using a nomogram for Bayes' theorem. RESULTS The radiomic model had a positive predictive value (PPV) of 86%, an accuracy of 79% and an AUC of 0.67. The clinical model identified DLCO, obstruction index and smoking status as the most consistent clinical predictors associated with outcome. Integrating the clinical features into the deep-learning radiomic model achieves a PPV of 94%, an accuracy of 76% and an AUC of 0.80. CONCLUSIONS Incorporating clinical data into a deep-learning radiomic model improved PN malignancy assessment, boosting predictive performance. This study supports the potential of combined image-based and clinical features to improve LC diagnosis.
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- Sonia Baeza
- Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Computer Vision Center and Computer Science Department, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Computer Vision Center and Computer Science Department, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Computer Vision Center and Computer Science Department, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Biostatistics Support and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Biostatistics Support and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiodiagnostic Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiodiagnostic Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Cirugia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Cirugia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang H, Deng Y, Xiaojie M, Zou Q, Liu H, Tang N, Luo Y, Xiang X. CT radiomics for predicting the prognosis of patients with stage II rectal cancer during the three-year period after surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23923. [PMID: 38223741 PMCID: PMC10787243 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Objective Pre-treatment enhanced CT image data were used to train and build models to predict the efficacy of non-small cell lung cancer after conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy using two classification algorithms, Logistic Regression (LR) and Gaussian Naive Baye (GNB). Methods In this study, we used pre-treatment enhanced CT image data for region of interest (ROI) sketching and feature extraction. We utilized the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) mutual confidence method for feature screening. We pre-screened logistic regression (LR) and Gaussian naive Bayes (GNB) classification algorithms and trained and modeled the screened features. We plotted 5-fold and 10-fold cross-validated receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to calculate the area under the curve (AUC). We performed DeLong's test for validation and plotted calibration curves and decision curves to assess model performance. Results A total of 102 patients were included in this study, and after a comparative analysis of the two models, LR had only slightly lower specificity than GNB, and higher sensitivity, accuracy, AUC value, precision, and F1 value than GNB (training set accuracy: 0.787, AUC value: 0.851; test set accuracy: 0.772, AUC value: 0.849), and the LR model has better performance in both the decision curve and the calibration curve. Conclusion CT can be used for efficacy prediction after radiotherapy and chemotherapy in NSCLC patients. LR is more suitable for predicting whether NSCLC prognosis is in remission without considering the computing speed.
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- Hanjing Zhang
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, GuiYang, Guizhou Province, 550000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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Doyle JP, Patel PH, Petrou N, Shur J, Orton M, Kumar S, Bhogal RH. Radiomic applications in upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:226. [PMID: 37278924 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-02951-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cross-sectional imaging plays an integral role in the management of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer, from initial diagnosis and staging to determining appropriate treatment strategies. Subjective imaging interpretation has known limitations. The field of radiomics has evolved to extract quantitative data from medical imaging and relate these to biological processes. The key concept behind radiomics is that the high-throughput analysis of quantitative imaging features can provide predictive or prognostic information, with the goal of providing individualised care. OBJECTIVE Radiomic studies have shown promising utility in upper gastrointestinal oncology, highlighting a potential role in determining stage of disease and degree of tumour differentiation and predicting recurrence-free survival. This narrative review aims to provide an insight into the concepts underpinning radiomics, as well as its potential applications for guiding treatment and surgical decision-making in upper gastrointestinal malignancy. CONCLUSION Outcomes from studies to date have been promising; however, further standardisation and collaboration are required. Large prospective studies with external validation and evaluation of radiomic integration into clinical pathways are needed. Future research should now focus on translating the promising utility of radiomics into meaningful patient outcomes.
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- Joseph P Doyle
- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
- Upper GI Surgical Oncology Research Group, The Institute for Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK.
- Upper GI Surgical Oncology Research Group, The Institute for Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3RP, UK.
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Masquelin AH, Alshaabi T, Cheney N, Estépar RSJ, Bates JHT, Kinsey CM. Perinodular Parenchymal Features Improve Indeterminate Lung Nodule Classification. Acad Radiol 2023; 30:1073-1080. [PMID: 35933282 PMCID: PMC9895123 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2022.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Radiomics, defined as quantitative features extracted from images, provide a non-invasive means of assessing malignant versus benign pulmonary nodules. In this study, we evaluate the consistency with which perinodular radiomics extracted from low-dose computed tomography images serve to identify malignant pulmonary nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), we selected individuals with pulmonary nodules between 4mm to 20mm in diameter. Nodules were segmented to generate four distinct datasets; 1) a Tumor dataset containing tumor-specific features, 2) a 10 mm Band dataset containing parenchymal features between the segmented nodule boundary and 10mm out from the boundary, 3) a 15mm Band dataset, and 4) a Tumor Size dataset containing the maximum nodule diameter. Models to predict malignancy were constructed using support-vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) approaches. Ten-fold cross validation with 10 repetitions per fold was used to evaluate the performance of each approach applied to each dataset. RESULTS With respect to the RF, the Tumor, 10mm Band, and 15mm Band datasets achieved areas under the receiver-operator curve (AUC) of 84.44%, 84.09%, and 81.57%, respectively. Significant differences in performance were observed between the Tumor and 15mm Band datasets (adj. p-value <0.001). However, when combining tumor-specific features with perinodular features, the 10mm Band + Tumor and 15mm Band + Tumor datasets (AUC 87.87% and 86.75%, respectively) performed significantly better than the Tumor Size dataset (66.76%) or the Tumor dataset. Similarly, the AUCs from the SVM and LASSO were 84.71% and 88.91%, respectively, for the 10mm Band + Tumor. CONCLUSIONS The combined 10mm Band + Tumor dataset improved the differentiation between benign and malignant lung nodules compared to the Tumor datasets across all methodologies. This demonstrates that parenchymal features capture novel diagnostic information beyond that present in the nodule itself. (data agreement: NLST-163).
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- Axel H Masquelin
- University of Vermont, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Burlington, VT, USA.
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- University of California Berkeley, Advanced Bioimaging Center Berkeley, CA, USA
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- University of Vermont, Computer Science, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Radiology, Radiology 1249 Boylston St, Boston, MA, USA 02215
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- University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- University of Vermont College of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Given D208, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT, USA, 05405
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Chen K, Wang M, Song Z. Multi-task learning-based histologic subtype classification of non-small cell lung cancer. LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA 2023; 128:537-543. [PMID: 36976403 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-023-01621-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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PURPOSE In clinical applications, accurate histologic subtype classification of lung cancer is important for determining appropriate treatment plans. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of multi-task learning in the classification of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this paper, we propose a novel multi-task learning model for histologic subtype classification of non-small cell lung cancer based on computed tomography (CT) images. The model consists of a histologic subtype classification branch and a staging branch, which share a part of the feature extraction layers and are simultaneously trained. By optimizing on the two tasks simultaneously, our model could achieve high accuracy in histologic subtype classification of non-small cell lung cancer without relying on physician's precise labeling of tumor areas. In this study, 402 cases from The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA) were used in total, and they were split into training set (n = 258), internal test set (n = 66) and external test set (n = 78). RESULTS Compared with the radiomics method and single-task networks, our multi-task model could reach an AUC of 0.843 and 0.732 on internal and external test set, respectively. In addition, multi-task network can achieve higher accuracy and specificity than single-task network. CONCLUSION Compared with the radiomics methods and single-task networks, our multi-task learning model could improve the accuracy of histologic subtype classification of non-small cell lung cancer by sharing network layers, which no longer relies on the physician's precise labeling of lesion regions and could further reduce the manual workload of physicians.
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- Kun Chen
- Digital Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Digital Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Digital Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Chen L, Chen L, Ni H, Shen L, Wei J, Xia Y, Yang J, Yang M, Zhao Z. Prediction of CD3 T cells and CD8 T cells expression levels in non-small cell lung cancer based on radiomic features of CT images. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1104316. [PMID: 36860311 PMCID: PMC9968855 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1104316] [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: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Background In this work, radiomics characteristics based on CT scans were used to build a model for preoperative evaluation of CD3 and CD8 T cells expression levels in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Two radiomics models for evaluating tumor-infiltrating CD3 and CD8 T cells were created and validated using computed tomography (CT) images and pathology information from NSCLC patients. From January 2020 to December 2021, 105 NSCLC patients with surgical and histological confirmation underwent this retrospective analysis. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to determine CD3 and CD8 T cells expression, and all patients were classified into groups with high and low CD3 T cells expression and high and low CD8 T cells expression. The CT area of interest had 1316 radiomic characteristics that were retrieved. The minimal absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) technique was used to choose components from the IHC data, and two radiomics models based on CD3 and CD8 T cells abundance were created. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC), calibration curve, and decision curve analyses were used to examine the models' ability to discriminate and their clinical relevance (DCA). Results A CD3 T cells radiomics model with 10 radiological characteristics and a CD8 T cells radiomics model with 6 radiological features that we created both demonstrated strong discrimination in the training and validation cohorts. The CD3 radiomics model has an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.943 (95% CI 0.886-1), sensitivities, specificities, and accuracy of 96%, 89%, and 93%, respectively, in the validation cohort. The AUC of the CD8 radiomics model was 0.837 (95% CI 0.745-0.930) in the validation cohort, with sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy values of 70%, 93%, and 80%, respectively. Patients with high levels of CD3 and CD8 expression had better radiographic results than patients with low levels of expression in both cohorts (p<0.05). Both radiomic models were therapeutically useful, as demonstrated by DCA. Conclusions When making judgments on therapeutic immunotherapy, CT-based radiomic models can be utilized as a non-invasive way to evaluate the expression of tumor-infiltrating CD3 and CD8 T cells in NSCLC patients.
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- Lujiao Chen
- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China,*Correspondence: Minxia Yang, ; Zhenhua Zhao,
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China,*Correspondence: Minxia Yang, ; Zhenhua Zhao,
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Li Y, Yu Y, Liu Q, Qi H, Li S, Xin J, Xing Y. A CT-based radiomics nomogram for the differentiation of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis from pulmonary abscess. Parasitol Res 2022; 121:3393-3401. [PMID: 36181541 PMCID: PMC9525946 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-022-07663-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to establish a clinical prediction model for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis (CE) and pulmonary abscess according to computed tomography (CT)-based radiomics signatures and clinical indicators. This is a retrospective single-centre study. A total of 117 patients, including 53 with pulmonary CE and 64 with pulmonary abscess, were included in our study and were randomly divided into a training set (n = 95) and validation set (n = 22). Radiomics features were extracted from CT images, a radiomics signature was constructed, and clinical indicators were evaluated to establish a clinical prediction model. Finally, a model combining imaging radiomics features and clinical indicators was constructed. The performance of the nomogram, radiomics signature and clinical prediction model was evaluated and validated with the training and test datasets, and then the three models were compared. The radiomics signature of this study was established by 25 features, and the radiomics nomogram was constructed by using clinical factors and the radiomics signature. Finally, the areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) for the training set and test set were 0.970 and 0.983, respectively. Decision curve analysis showed that the radiologic nomogram was better than the clinical prediction model and individual radiologic characteristic model in differentiating pulmonary CE from pulmonary abscess. The radiological nomogram and models based on clinical factors and individual radiomics features can distinguish pulmonary CE from pulmonary abscess and will be of great help to clinical diagnoses in the future.
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- Yan Li
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No 137, LiYuShan South Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
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- Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No 137, LiYuShan South Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
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- Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No 137, LiYuShan South Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
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- Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No 137, LiYuShan South Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
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- Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No 137, LiYuShan South Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
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- Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No 137, LiYuShan South Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, Medical Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
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Li J, Wu J, Zhao Z, Zhang Q, Shao J, Wang C, Qiu Z, Li W. Artificial intelligence-assisted decision making for prognosis and drug efficacy prediction in lung cancer patients: a narrative review. J Thorac Dis 2022; 13:7021-7033. [PMID: 35070384 PMCID: PMC8743400 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective In this review, we aim to present frontier studies in patients with lung cancer as it related to artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted decision-making and summarize the latest advances, challenges and future trend in this field. Background Despite increasing survival rate in cancer patients over the last decades, lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The early diagnosis, accurate evaluation and individualized treatment are vital approaches to improve the survival rate of patients with lung cancer. Thus, decision making based on these approaches requires accuracy and efficiency beyond manpower. Recent advances in AI and precision medicine have provided a fertile environment for the development of AI-based models. These models have the potential to assist radiologists and oncologists in detecting lung cancer, predicting prognosis and developing personalized treatment plans for better outcomes of the patients. Methods We searched literature from 2000 through July 31th, 2021 in Medline/PubMed, the Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, ACM Digital Library, INSPEC and EMBASE. Key words such as “artificial intelligence”, “AI”, “deep learning”, “lung cancer”, “NSCLC”, “SCLC” were combined to identify related literatures. These literatures were then selected by two independent authors. Articles chosen by only one author will be examined by another author to determine whether this article was relative and valuable. The selected literatures were read by all authors and discussed to draw reliable conclusions. Conclusions AI, especially for those based on deep learning and radiomics, is capable of assisting clinical decision making from many aspects, for its quantitatively interpretation of patients’ information and its potential to deal with the dynamics, individual differences and heterogeneity of lung cancer. Hopefully, remaining problems such as insufficient data and poor interpretability may be solved to put AI-based models into clinical practice.
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- Jingwei Li
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Medical School/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Reddy R, Reddy S. Trends in Imaging Patterns of Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Reality or a Statistical Variation? A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Analysis of Outcomes. Med Princ Pract 2022; 31:480-485. [PMID: 36195060 PMCID: PMC9801366 DOI: 10.1159/000527246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Bronchogenic carcinoma accounts for more cancer-related deaths than any other malignancy and is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the world. Bronchogenic carcinoma is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, making up almost 25% of all cancer deaths. The objective of this study was to identify the changing trends, if any, in radiological patterns of bronchogenic carcinoma to document the various computed tomography (CT) appearances of bronchogenic carcinoma with histopathologic correlation. METHODS This was a single-center cross-sectional study on 162 patients with clinical or radiological suspicion of bronchogenic carcinoma with histopathological confirmation of diagnosis. RESULTS There was a male preponderance with bronchogenic carcinoma and smoking being the most common risk factor. Squamous cell carcinoma followed by adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma is the most common histologic subtype. Squamous cell carcinoma was noted to be present predominantly in the peripheral location (55.5%), and adenocarcinoma was noted to be present predominantly in the central location (68.4%). CONCLUSION CT is the imaging modality of choice for evaluating bronchogenic carcinoma and provides for precise characterization of the size, extent, and staging of the carcinoma. Among 162 bronchogenic carcinoma cases evaluated in the current study, a definite changing trend in the radiological pattern of squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma was observed. Squamous cell carcinoma was predominantly noted to be a peripheral tumor, and adenocarcinoma is predominantly noted to be a central tumor. Surveillance or restaging scans are recommended, considering the high mortality rate in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma.
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- Ravikanth Reddy
- Department of Radiology, St. John's Hospital, Kattappana, India
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- Department of Radiology, St. John's Hospital, Bengaluru, India
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Li J, Ge S, Sang S, Hu C, Deng S. Evaluation of PD-L1 Expression Level in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by 18F-FDG PET/CT Radiomics and Clinicopathological Characteristics. Front Oncol 2021; 11:789014. [PMID: 34976829 PMCID: PMC8716940 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.789014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by radiomic features of 18F-FDG PET/CT and clinicopathological characteristics. METHODS A total 255 NSCLC patients (training cohort: n = 170; validation cohort: n = 85) were retrospectively enrolled in the present study. A total of 80 radiomic features were extracted from pretreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT images. Clinicopathologic features were compared between the two cohorts. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was used to select the most useful prognostic features in the training cohort. Radiomics signature and clinicopathologic risk factors were incorporated to develop a prediction model by using multivariable logistic regression analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to assess the prognostic factors. RESULTS A total of 80 radiomic features were extracted in the training dataset. In the univariate analysis, the expression of PD-L1 in lung tumors was significantly correlated with the radiomic signature, histologic type, Ki-67, SUVmax, MTV, and TLG (p< 0.05, respectively). However, the expression of PD-L1 was not correlated with age, TNM stage, and history of smoking (p> 0.05). Moreover, the prediction model for PD-L1 expression level over 1% and 50% that combined the radiomic signature and clinicopathologic features resulted in an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.762 and 0.814, respectively. CONCLUSIONS A prediction model based on PET/CT images and clinicopathological characteristics provided a novel strategy for clinicians to screen the NSCLC patients who could benefit from the anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy.
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- Jihui Li
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian, China
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Cai Y, Gao K, Peng B, Xu Z, Peng J, Li J, Chen X, Zeng S, Hu K, Yan Y. Alantolactone: A Natural Plant Extract as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Cancer. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:781033. [PMID: 34899346 PMCID: PMC8664235 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.781033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Alantolactone (ALT) is a natural compound extracted from Chinese traditional medicine Inula helenium L. with therapeutic potential in the treatment of various diseases. Recently, in vitro and in vivo studies have indicated cytotoxic effects of ALT on various cancers, including liver cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, etc. The inhibitory effects of ALT depend on several cancer-associated signaling pathways and abnormal regulatory factors in cancer cells. Moreover, emerging studies have reported several promising strategies to enhance the oral bioavailability of ALT, such as combining ALT with other herbs and using ALT-entrapped nanostructured carriers. In this review, studies on the anti-tumor roles of ALT are mainly summarized, and the underlying molecular mechanisms of ALT exerting anticancer effects on cells investigated in animal-based studies are also discussed.
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- Yuan Cai
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Pathology, Xiangya Changde Hospital, Changde, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Pathology, Xiangya Changde Hospital, Changde, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Alamoudi AO. Radiomics, aptamers and nanobodies: New insights in cancer diagnostics and imaging. Hum Antibodies 2021; 29:1-15. [PMID: 33554897 DOI: 10.3233/hab-200436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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At present, cancer is a major health issue and the second leading cause of mortality worldwide. Researchers have been working hard on investigating not only improved therapeutics but also on early detection methods, both critical to increasing treatment efficacy and developing methods for disease prevention. Diagnosis of cancers at an early stage can promote timely medical intervention and effective treatment and will result in inhibiting tumor growth and development. Several advances have been made in the diagnostics and imagining technologies for early tumor detection and deciding an effective therapy these include radiomics, nanobodies, and aptamers. Here in this review, we summarize the main applications of radiomics, aptamers, and the use of nanobody-based probes for molecular imaging applications in diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluations in the field of oncology to develop quantitative and personalized medicine. The preclinical data reported to date are quite promising, and it is predicted that nanobody-based molecular imaging agents will play an important role in the diagnosis and management of different cancer types in near future.
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Valenti F, Falcone I, Ungania S, Desiderio F, Giacomini P, Bazzichetto C, Conciatori F, Gallo E, Cognetti F, Ciliberto G, Morrone A, Guerrisi A. Precision Medicine and Melanoma: Multi-Omics Approaches to Monitoring the Immunotherapy Response. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:3837. [PMID: 33917181 PMCID: PMC8067863 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22083837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The treatment and management of patients with metastatic melanoma have evolved considerably in the "era" of personalized medicine. Melanoma was one of the first solid tumors to benefit from immunotherapy; life expectancy for patients in advanced stage of disease has improved. However, many progresses have yet to be made considering the (still) high number of patients who do not respond to therapies or who suffer adverse events. In this scenario, precision medicine appears fundamental to direct the most appropriate treatment to the single patient and to guide towards treatment decisions. The recent multi-omics analyses (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, radiomics, etc.) and the technological evolution of data interpretation have allowed to identify and understand several processes underlying the biology of cancer; therefore, improving the tumor clinical management. Specifically, these approaches have identified new pharmacological targets and potential biomarkers used to predict the response or adverse events to treatments. In this review, we will analyze and describe the most important omics approaches, by evaluating the methodological aspects and progress in melanoma precision medicine.
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- Fabio Valenti
- Oncogenomics and Epigenetics, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (F.V.); (P.G.)
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- Medical Oncology 1, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (I.F.); (C.B.); (F.C.); (F.C.)
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- Medical Physics and Expert Systems Laboratory, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, IRCCS-Regina Elena Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical and Dermatological Research, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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- Oncogenomics and Epigenetics, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (F.V.); (P.G.)
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- Medical Oncology 1, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (I.F.); (C.B.); (F.C.); (F.C.)
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- Medical Oncology 1, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (I.F.); (C.B.); (F.C.); (F.C.)
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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- Medical Oncology 1, IRCCS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (I.F.); (C.B.); (F.C.); (F.C.)
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- Scientific Direction IRCSS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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- Scientific Direction, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical and Dermatological Research, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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