scholarly journals A radiomics model of predicting tumor volume change of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer after radiotherapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 003685042199729
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Yan ◽  
Weidong Wang

To predict the volume change of stage III NSCLC after radiotherapy with 60 Gy. This retrospective study included two independent cohorts, a train cohort of 192 patients, and a test cohort of 31 patients. We developed a radiomics model based on radiomics features and clinical variables. LIFEx package was used to extract radiomics texture features from CT images. The classification method was logistic regression analysis and feature selection was performed by correlation coefficients. Performance metrics of logistic regression include accuracy, precision, the receiver operating characteristic curves, and recall. The combination features of clinical variables and radiomics can predict the tumor volume change after radiotherapy with 88.7% accuracy (88.6% precision, 88.7% recall, and 88.7% ROC area). Radiomics features combined with medical knowledge have a great potential to predict accurately tumor volume change of stage III NSCLC after radiotherapy with 60 Gy.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20558-e20558
Author(s):  
Marcus Unterrainer ◽  
Julian Taugner ◽  
Lukas Käsmann ◽  
Chukwuka Eze ◽  
Wolfgang G. Kunz ◽  
...  

e20558 Background: PET-derived metabolic-tumor-volume (MTV) has shown to be an independent prognosticator in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT). We analysed the prognostic value of residual MTV after completion of thoracic irradiation (TRT) in inoperable stage III NSCLC patients treated with CRT with and without immune check-point inhibition (ICI). Methods: Fifty-six inoperable stage III NSCLC patients (16 female, median age: 65 years) underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT at the same institution before and after completion of CRT. MTV was delineated on 18F-FDG PET/CT using a standard threshold (hepatic SUVmean + 2 x standard-deviation). Patients were divided in volumetric subgroups using median split dichotomization (residual MTV ≤4.0 ml & > 4.0 ml). Residual MTV, clinical features and ICI maintenance (RCT-IO; 21/56 (37.5%) patients) were correlated with clinical outcome (progression-free survival (PFS), local PFS (LPFS), metastasis-free survival (MFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: Median follow-up was 52.0 months. 52 (93%) patients were treated with CRT, 12 (21%) patients with CRT followed by durvalumab, and 9 (16%) patients treated with CRT plus nivolumab (concurrent and sequential). In the entire cohort, smaller residual MTV was associated with longer PFS (median 29.3 vs. 10.5 months, p = 0.015); PFS in patients treated with CRT and ICI was also significantly longer compared to the CRT-only subgroup (median 29.3 vs. 11.2 months, p = 0.010). However, residual MTV was predictive for longer PFS in CRT-only (median 33.5 vs. 8.6 months, p = 0.001), but not in the CRT-ICI patients (p = 0.909). Analogously, patients with smaller MTV had a longer LPFS (median 49.9 vs. 16.3 months, p = 0.002); CRT-ICI patients showed a significantly longer LPFS compared to CRT-only patients (median not reached vs. 16.9 months, p = 0.016). Residual MTV remained a significant prognosticator for LPFS in the CRT-only (median 49.9 vs. 10.1 months, p = 0.01), but not in CRT-ICI patients (p = 0.291). Again, smaller residual MTV remained a significant prognosticator for OS in the CRT-only subgroup (median 63.0 vs. 16.3 months, p = 0.004), but not in CRT-ICI patients (p = 0.720). Even in patients with larger residual MTV, the application of ICI significantly improved OS compared to CRT-only subgroup (median not reached vs. 22.9 months, p = 0.004). Conclusions: Smaller residual MTV is associated with superior clinical outcome in inoperable stage III NSCLC, especially in patients undergoing CRT-only. In contrast, in patients undergoing concurrent or sequential consolidation clinical outcome was independent of residual MTV. Hence, even patients with extensive residual MTV might significantly profit from ICI consolidation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. S909-S910
Author(s):  
Y. Tamiya ◽  
M. Morise ◽  
R. Matsuzawa ◽  
I. Tanaka ◽  
T. Okada ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Marcus Unterrainer ◽  
Julian Taugner ◽  
Lukas Käsmann ◽  
Amanda Tufman ◽  
Niels Reinmuth ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The PET-derived metabolic tumor volume (MTV) is an independent prognosticator in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. We analyzed the prognostic value of residual MTV (rMTV) after completion of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in inoperable stage III NSCLC patients with and without immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). Methods Fifty-six inoperable stage III NSCLC patients (16 female, median 65.0 years) underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT after completion of standard CRT. rMTV was delineated on 18F-FDG PET/CT using a standard threshold (liver SUVmean + 2 × standard deviation). 21/56 patients underwent additional ICI (CRT-IO, 21/56 patients) thereafter. Patients were divided in volumetric subgroups using median split dichotomization (MTV ≤ 4.3 ml vs. > 4.3 ml). rMTV, clinical features, and ICI-application were correlated with clinical outcome parameters (progression-free survival (PFS), local PFS (LPFS), and overall survival (OS). Results Overall, median follow-up was 52.0 months. Smaller rMTV was associated with longer median PFS (29.3 vs. 10.5 months, p = 0.015), LPFS (49.9 vs. 13.5 months, p = 0.001), and OS (63.0 vs. 23.0 months, p = 0.003). CRT-IO patients compared to CRT patients showed significantly longer median PFS (29.3 vs. 11.2 months, p = 0.034), LPFS (median not reached vs. 14.0 months, p = 0.016), and OS (median not reached vs. 25.2 months, p = 0.007). In the CRT subgroup, smaller rMTV was associated with longer median PFS (33.5 vs. 8.6 months, p = 0.001), LPFS (49.9 vs. 10.1 months, p = 0.001), and OS (63.0 vs. 16.3 months, p = 0.004). In the CRT-IO subgroup, neither PFS, LPFS, nor OS were associated with MTV (p > 0.05 each). The findings were confirmed in subsequent multivariate analyses. Conclusion In stage III NSCLC, smaller rMTV is highly associated with superior clinical outcome, especially in patients undergoing CRT without ICI. Patients with CRT-IO show significantly improved outcome compared to CRT patients. Of note, clinical outcome in CRT-IO patients is independent of residual MTV. Hence, even patients with large rMTV might profit from ICI despite extensive tumor load.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9049-9049
Author(s):  
Olarn Roengvoraphoj ◽  
Arteda Gjika ◽  
Erik Mille ◽  
Julian Taugner ◽  
Lukas Käsmann ◽  
...  

9049 Background: The metabolic tumor volume (MTV) is a functional and volumetric PET/CT parameter that has been investigated in recent years with respect to its predictive and prognostic value in different tumor entities. In this study, we investigated the role of residual MTV after completion of thoracic irradiation in inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: We analyzed retrospective and prospective data of 56 patients with inoperable stage III NSCLC treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and chemoradioimmunotherapy (CRT-IO). All patients received an 18F-FDG-PET/CT 3 to max. 6 months after completion of thoracic irradiation. The measurement of the residual MTV of the primary tumor was performed by calculating the SUVmean of the liver + 2SD as threshold. The patients were divided into the following groups: residual-MTV < 1ml; residual-MTV 1-25ml and residual-MTV > 26ml. Survival, local recurrence, and distant metastasis rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method from the last day of thoracic irradiation. Results: The median follow-up was 45 months (range 16-74) in the CRT group and 16 months in the CRT-IO group (range13-19). Twenty-two (39%) patients had a residual MTV < 1ml (1st group), 19 (34%) a residual MTV between 1-25ml (2nd group) and 15 (27%) a residual MTV > 25ml (3rd group) after completion of thoracic irradiation. Median overall survival was 61, 20 and 12 months (p = 0.006) in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd groups, respectively. 12-month survival was 86%, 50% and 33% after CRT vs. 88%, 71% and 50% after CRT-IO in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd groups, respectively. The median time to in-field recurrence in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd groups was 51, 20 and 15 months (p = 0.011). The prognostic value of the residual MTV on OS was confirmed exclusively in the CRT patient cohort (p = 0.04), but not in the CRT-IO patient cohort (p = 0.174). Residual MTV demonstrated no influence on the local recurrence rate in the CRT-IO patient cohort, but only in patients treated with CRT (p = 0.007). Conclusions: Patients with inoperable stage III NSCLC in whom the residual MTV was < 1ml after completion of thoracic irradiation showed significantly better survival than patients with a residual MTV of 1-25ml and MTV > 25ml. The subgroup analysis confirmed the prognostic value of residual MTV only in patients who received chemoradiotherapy without consolidation immunotherapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Yongkang Zhou ◽  
Wutian Gan ◽  
Hua Chen ◽  
Ying Huang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background/purpose To establish regression models of physical and equivalent dose in 2 Gy per fraction (EQD2) plan parameters of two kinds of hybrid planning for stage III NSCLC. Methods Two kinds of hybrid plans named conventional fraction radiotherapy & stereotactic body radiotherapy (C&S) and conventional fraction radiotherapy & simultaneous integrated boost (C&SIB) were retrospectively made for 20 patients with stage III NSCLC. Prescription dose of C&S plans was 2 Gy × 30f for planning target volume of lymph node (PTVLN) and 12.5 Gy × 4f for planning target volume of primary tumor (PTVPT), while prescription dose of C&SIB plans was 2 Gy × 26f for PTVLN and sequential 2 Gy × 4f for PTVLN combined with 12.5 Gy × 4f for PTVPT. Regression models of physical and EQD2 plan parameters were established based on anatomical geometry features for two kinds of hybrid plans. The features were mainly characterized by volume ratio, min distance and overlapping slices thickness of two structures. The possibilities of regression models of EQD2 plan parameters were verified by spearman’s correlation coefficients between physical and EQD2 plan parameters, and the influence on the consistence of fitting goodness between physical and EQD2 models was investigated by the correlations between physical and EQD2 plan parameters. Finally, physical and EQD2 models predictions were compared with plan parameters for two new patients. Results Physical and EQD2 plan parameters of PTVLN CI60Gy have shown strong positive correlations with PTVLN volume and min distance(PT to LN), and strong negative correlations with PTVPT volume for two kinds of hybrid plans. PTV(PT+LN) CI60Gy is not only correlated with above three geometry features, but also negatively correlated with overlapping slices thickness(PT and LN). When neck lymph node metastasis was excluded from PTVLN volume, physical and EQD2 total lung V20 showed a high linear correlation with corrected volume ratio(LN to total lung). Meanwhile, physical total lung mean dose (MLD) had a high linear correlation with corrected volume ratio(LN to total lung), while EQD2 total lung MLD was not only affected by corrected volume ratio(LN to total lung) but also volume ratio(PT to total lung). Heart D5, D30 and mean dose (MHD) would be more susceptible to overlapping structure(heart and LN). Min distance(PT to ESO) may be an important feature for predicting EQD2 esophageal max dose for hybrid plans. It’s feasible for regression models of EQD2 plan parameters, and the consistence of the fitting goodness of physical and EQD2 models had a positive correlation with spearman’s correlation coefficients between physical and EQD2 plan parameters. For total lung V20, ipsilateral lung V20, and ipsilateral lung MLD, the models could predict that C&SIB plans were higher than C&S plans for two new patients. Conclusion The regression models of physical and EQD2 plan parameters were established with at least moderate fitting goodness in this work, and the models have a potential to predict physical and EQD2 plan parameters for two kinds of hybrid planning.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A391-A391
Author(s):  
Wenxiang Wang ◽  
Lin Wu ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Shun Lu ◽  
Haohui Fang ◽  
...  

BackgroundSurgery remains the mainstay of treatment for resectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The preliminary results from some pilot trials have shown that neoadjuvant immunotherapy in NSCLC is safe and tolerable.1 2Hypothesizing that neoadjuvant toripalimab (a humanized anti-PD-1 antibody) plus chemotherapy can improve the outcome in resectable NSCLC, we are conducting a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of toripalimab plus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy for patients with resectable stage III NSCLC.MethodsThis ongoing study enrolls patients aged 18–70 years with treatment-naïve, histopathologically confirmed resectable stage III NSCLC without EGFR mutation or ALK translocation, ECOG PS 0–1, and adequate organ function. Eligible subjects are randomized (1:1) into experimental or control group, to receive perioperative toripalimab 240 mg or placebo combined with chemotherapy for 4 cycle in total (Docetaxel 60–75 mg/m2 or Paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 with platinum [squamous histology] or Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 with platinum [non-squamous histology]) every 3 weeks for three cycles followed by surgery, and one more cycle after surgery, then monotherapy of toripalimab 240 mg or placebo every 3 weeks up to 13 cycles is delivered. Adjuvant radiotherapy is allowed. Randomization is stratified by tumor stage(IIIA vs IIIB), pathological type (squamous vs non-squamous), PD-L1 expression (PD-L1≥1% vs <1% or not evaluable) and planned surgical procedure (pneumonectomy vs lobectomy). Radiographic response is assessed within 4–6 weeks after last dose of neoadjuvant therapy, at 30 days after surgery and every 12 weeks thereafter. Primary endpoints are major pathologic response (MPR) rate evaluated by blind independent central pathology review (BIPR-MPR) and event-free survival evaluated by investigator (INV-EFS). Secondary endpoints include pathologic complete response (pCR) rate evaluated by BIPR and investigators (BIPR-pCR and INV-pCR), disease-free survival (DFS), 2–3 years OS rate, OS, safety, and feasibility of surgery. Exploratory endpoints are potential correlations between biomarkers and efficacy. A stratified Cochran Mantel Haenszel method will be used to assess binary endpoints. A Kaplan-Meier method, a stratified log-rank test and a stratified Cox proportional hazards model will be used to assess survival endpoints.Planned enrollment is 406 patients. The study is actively enrolling at 52 Chinese sites.ResultsN/AConclusionsN/AAcknowledgementsN/ATrial RegistrationThe Clinical trials. gov no NCT04158440Ethics ApprovalThis study was approved by the Ethics Board of all the involved sites; Approval number of Shanghai Chest Hospital: LS1936ConsentN/AReferencesForde PM, Chaft JE, Smith KN, et al. Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade in resectable lung cancer N Engl J Med 2018;378:1976–1986Hellmann MD, Chaft JE, William WN Jr, et al. Pathological response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable non-small-cell lung cancers: proposal for the use of major pathological response as a surrogate endpoint. Lancet oncol 2014;15:e42–50.


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