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Shen Q, Shan Y, Xu W, Hu G, Chen W, Feng Z, Pang P, Ding Z, Cai W. Risk stratification of thymic epithelial tumors by using a nomogram combined with radiomic features and TNM staging. Eur Radiol 2020; 31:423-435. [PMID: 32757051 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07100-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To construct and validate a nomogram model that integrated the CT radiomic features and the TNM staging for risk stratification of thymic epithelial tumors (TETs). METHODS A total of 136 patients with pathology-confirmed TETs who underwent CT examination were collected from two institutions. According to the WHO pathological classification criteria, patients were classified into low-risk and high-risk groups. The TNM staging was determined in terms of the 8th edition AJCC/UICC staging criteria. LASSO regression was performed to extract the optimal features correlated to risk stratification among the 704 radiomic features calculated. A nomogram model was constructed by combining the Radscore and the TNM staging. The clinical performance was evaluated by ROC analysis, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA). The Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis was employed for survival analysis. RESULTS Five optimal features identified by LASSO regression were employed to calculate the Radscore correlated to risk stratification. The nomogram model showed a better performance in both training cohort (AUC = 0.84, 95%CI 0.75-0.91) and external validation cohort (AUC = 0.79, 95%CI 0.69-0.88). The calibration curve and DCA analysis indicated a better accuracy of the nomogram model for risk stratification than either Radscore or the TNM staging alone. The KM analysis showed a significant difference between the two groups stratified by the nomogram model (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS A nomogram model that integrated the radiomic signatures and the TNM staging could serve as a reliable model of risk stratification in predicting the prognosis of patients with TETs. KEY POINTS • The radiomic features could be associated with the TET pathophysiology. • TNM staging and Radscore could independently stratify the risk of TETs. • The nomogram model is more objective and more comprehensive than previous methods.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qijun Shen
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 25 New Chardon St., 400C, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 25 New Chardon St., 400C, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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The Effect of Immunonutrition on the Postoperative Complications in Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:8781740. [PMID: 27956763 PMCID: PMC5121463 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8781740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Object. To test whether preoperative immunonutrition is efficacious in reducing postoperative complications in patients of thymoma with myasthenia gravis (MG). Material and Methods. A total of 244 patients operated on for thymoma with myasthenia gravis were prospectively assigned to two groups, each receiving seven-day preoperative and seven-day postoperative nutrition. The patients in immunonutrition group were given oral immunonutrition (IN). The patients in control group received oral standard nutrition. Immunonutritional and inflammatory biomarkers (IgA, IgG, IgM, CD3t, CD4t, CD8t, CD4t/CD8t ratio, NK-cell, prealbumin, albumin, white blood cells counts, and C-reactive protein) and clinical variables (age, gender, BMI, performance status, type of thymoma, type of MG, operative time, pathology, operative approach, postoperative complications, quantity of drainage, hospital stays) were examined. Results. A significant reduction in the length of hospital stay, quantity of drainage, and postoperative complications was observed in the IN group (p < 0.05). An increase in the level of IgA, IgG, IgM, CD3+T, CD4+T, CD4+T/CD8+T, WBC, CRP, and NK-cell in the IN group was observed after thymectomy, while a decrease was seen with regard to prealbumin and albumin (p < 0.05). Conclusion. Preoperative immunonutrition support is effective in reducing postoperative complications in patients of thymoma with MG. It helps to lower the risk of postoperative infectious complications and hospital stays.
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