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Chunxiao Sui, Qian Su, Kun Chen, Rui Tan, Ziyang Wang, Zifan Liu, Wengui Xu, Xiaofeng Li

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Affiliations ¹ Department of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China. ² National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China. ³ Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China. ⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China. ⁵ Department of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Cancer Hospital Airport Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China. ⁶ Department of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China. wenguixy@yeah.net. ⁷ National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China. wenguixy@yeah.net. ⁸ Department of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China. xli03@tmu.edu.cn. ⁹ National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China. xli03@tmu.edu.cn.

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BMC cancer

年份

2024

卷号

Vol.24 No.1

页码

1457

ISSN

1471-2407

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18F-FDG PET/CT HCC Habitat radiomics Prognosis Stacking ensemble learning.

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Background: This study aims to develop habitat radiomic models to predict overall survival for hepatocellular carcinoma , based on the characterization of the intratumoral heterogeneity reflected in F-FDG PET/CT images. Methods: A total of 137 HCC patients from two institutions were retrospectively included. First, intratumoral habitats were achieved by a two-step unsupervised clustering process based on k-means clustering. Second, a total of 4032 radiomic features were extracted based on each ...更多

Background: This study aims to develop habitat radiomic models to predict overall survival for hepatocellular carcinoma , based on the characterization of the intratumoral heterogeneity reflected in F-FDG PET/CT images. Methods: A total of 137 HCC patients from two institutions were retrospectively included. First, intratumoral habitats were achieved by a two-step unsupervised clustering process based on k-means clustering. Second, a total of 4032 radiomic features were extracted based on each habitat, including 2016 PET-based and 2016 CT-based radiomic features. Then, after feature selection, the stacking ensemble learning approach which combined six machine learning classifiers as the first-level learners with Cox proportional hazards regression as the second-level learner, was employed to build multiple radiomic models. Finally, the optimal model was selected based on the calculation of the C-index, and a combined model integrating with a clinical model was also constructed to identify the potentially complementary effect. Results: Three spatially distinct habitats were identified in the two cohorts. Among a total of 30 stacking ensemble learning models established based on different combinations of 5 types of segmented volumes of interest with 6 types of classifiers, the MLP-Cox-habitat-2 model was selected as the optimal radiomic model with a C-index of 0.702 in the external validation cohort. Furthermore, the combined model integrating the optimal radiomic model with the clinical model achieved an improved C-index of 0.747. Consistently, the combined model outperformed the other models for OS prediction, with a time-dependent AUC of 0.835, 0.828, and 0.800 in the 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year OS, respectively. Conclusion: F-FDG PET/CT-based habitat radiomics outperformed traditional radiomics in OS prediction for HCC, with a further improved predictive power by integrating with the clinical model. The optimal combined habitat model was potentially promising in guiding individualized treatment for HCC. Trial registration: This study was a retrospective study, so it was free from registration.收起

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