Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma

Background and Objective. Although radiotherapy has become one of the main treatment methods for cancer, there is no noninvasive method to predict the radiotherapeutic response of individual glioblastoma (GBM) patients before surgery. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a machine le...

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Main Authors: Zi-Qi Pan, Shu-Jun Zhang, Xiang-Lian Wang, Yu-Xin Jiao, Jian-Jian Qiu
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1712604
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Shu-Jun Zhang
Xiang-Lian Wang
Yu-Xin Jiao
Jian-Jian Qiu
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Xiang-Lian Wang
Yu-Xin Jiao
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description Background and Objective. Although radiotherapy has become one of the main treatment methods for cancer, there is no noninvasive method to predict the radiotherapeutic response of individual glioblastoma (GBM) patients before surgery. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a machine learning-based radiomics signature to predict the radiotherapeutic response of GBM patients. Methods. The MRI images, genetic data, and clinical data of 152 patients with GBM were analyzed. 122 patients from the TCIA dataset (training set: n=82; validation set: n=40) and 30 patients from local hospitals were used as an independent test dataset. Radiomics features were extracted from multiple regions of multiparameter MRI. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to verify the ability of the imaging signature to predict the response of GBM patients to radiotherapy before an operation. Multivariate Cox regression including radiomics signature and preoperative clinical risk factors was used to further improve the ability to predict the overall survival (OS) of individual GBM patients, which was presented in the form of a nomogram. Results. The radiomics signature was built by eight selected features. The C-index of the radiomics signature in the TCIA and independent test cohorts was 0.703 (P<0.001) and 0.757 (P=0.001), respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis confirmed that the radiomics signature (HR: 0.290, P<0.001), age (HR: 1.023, P=0.01), and KPS (HR: 0.968, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for OS in GBM patients before surgery. When the radiomics signature and preoperative clinical risk factors were combined, the radiomics nomogram further improved the performance of OS prediction in individual patients (C‐index=0.764 and 0.758 in the TCIA and test cohorts, respectively). Conclusion. This study developed a radiomics signature that can predict the response of individual GBM patients to radiotherapy and may be a new supplement for precise GBM radiotherapy.
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spelling doaj-art-01883c1207b747c0bd598fdb2aad54762025-02-03T01:25:46ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842020-01-01202010.1155/2020/17126041712604Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with GlioblastomaZi-Qi Pan0Shu-Jun Zhang1Xiang-Lian Wang2Yu-Xin Jiao3Jian-Jian Qiu4Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaBackground and Objective. Although radiotherapy has become one of the main treatment methods for cancer, there is no noninvasive method to predict the radiotherapeutic response of individual glioblastoma (GBM) patients before surgery. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a machine learning-based radiomics signature to predict the radiotherapeutic response of GBM patients. Methods. The MRI images, genetic data, and clinical data of 152 patients with GBM were analyzed. 122 patients from the TCIA dataset (training set: n=82; validation set: n=40) and 30 patients from local hospitals were used as an independent test dataset. Radiomics features were extracted from multiple regions of multiparameter MRI. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to verify the ability of the imaging signature to predict the response of GBM patients to radiotherapy before an operation. Multivariate Cox regression including radiomics signature and preoperative clinical risk factors was used to further improve the ability to predict the overall survival (OS) of individual GBM patients, which was presented in the form of a nomogram. Results. The radiomics signature was built by eight selected features. The C-index of the radiomics signature in the TCIA and independent test cohorts was 0.703 (P<0.001) and 0.757 (P=0.001), respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis confirmed that the radiomics signature (HR: 0.290, P<0.001), age (HR: 1.023, P=0.01), and KPS (HR: 0.968, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for OS in GBM patients before surgery. When the radiomics signature and preoperative clinical risk factors were combined, the radiomics nomogram further improved the performance of OS prediction in individual patients (C‐index=0.764 and 0.758 in the TCIA and test cohorts, respectively). Conclusion. This study developed a radiomics signature that can predict the response of individual GBM patients to radiotherapy and may be a new supplement for precise GBM radiotherapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1712604
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Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma
Behavioural Neurology
title Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma
title_full Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma
title_fullStr Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma
title_full_unstemmed Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma
title_short Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma
title_sort machine learning based on a multiparametric and multiregional radiomics signature predicts radiotherapeutic response in patients with glioblastoma
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1712604
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