Abstract
Background: To investigate the tumor volume, pre-treatment inflammatory biomarkers (pre-IBs), and their dynamic changes on early tumor response (ETR) in elderly patients (≥70 years) with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) underwent radiotherapy.Methods: The ETR was assessed according to RECIST 1.1 at 1 month after radiotherapy. The tumor volume ((gross tumor volume (GTV) at the initial treatment planning (GTVi), and GTV at shrinking irradiation field planning (GTVs)), IBs (neutrophil/lymphocyte (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte (PLR), and lymphocyte/monocyte (LMR)) which also included during treatment IBs (dur-IBs), and clinical variables were collected and analyzed from 197 patients received radiotherapy at our institution between 2015 and 2020. The tumor volume change rate (TVCR) and dynamic changes of IBs (delta-IBs) were defined as follows: TVCR=(1-GTVs/GTVi)×100%, delta-IBs=1-dur-IBs/pre-IBs. A nomogram based on logistic regression analysis were then established for predicting ETR.Results: GTVi and pre-LMR significantly decreased, pre-NLR, and pre-PLR significantly increased during radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (all P<0.001). Multivariate analysis indicated that TVCR [OR, 0.197; 95%CI, 0.093-0.414; P<0.001], pre-NLR [OR, 2.568; 95%CI, 1.031-6.394; P=0.043], and delta-NLR [OR, 2.831; 95%CI, 1.126-7.119; P=0.027] were statistically significant with ETR. And c-index of the nomogram established by combining all independent predictors for ETR was 0.769 [95%CI, 0.161–0.302].Conclusion: TVCR, Pre-NLR, and delta-NLR were significant with ETR in elderly patients with ESCC who underwent radiotherapy. And the developed nomogram with superior prediction ability for ETR could assist in patients counseling and guide to make individual treatments and follow-up strategies.
Uveal Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver: The Role of Quantitative Volumetric Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in the Assessment of Early Tumor Response after Transarterial Chemoembolization
