Prognostic value of pretreatment MRI texture features in breast cancer brain metastasis treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery

BACKGROUND: Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS) was recommended for treating patients with breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM), but predictions of the existing prognostic models for therapeutic responsiveness vary substantially.

PURPOSE: To investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment clinical, MRI radiologic, and texture features in patients with BCBM undergoing GKS.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data of 81 BCBMs in 44 patients were retrospectively reviewed. Progressive disease was defined as an increase of at least 20% in the longest diameter of the target lesion or the presence of new intracranial lesions on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (CE-T1W) imaging. Radiomic features were extracted from pretreatment CE-T1W images, T2-weighted (T2W) images, and ADC maps. Cox proportional hazard analyses were performed to identify independent predictors associated with BCBM-specific progression-free survival (PFS). A nomogram was constructed and its calibration ability was assessed.

RESULTS: The cumulative BCBM-specific PFS was 52.27% at six months and 11.36% at one year, respectively. Age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.04; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.06; P = 0.004) and CE-T1W-based kurtosis (HR 0.72; 95% CI 0.57-0.92; P = 0.008) were the independent predictors. The combination of CE-T1W-based kurtosis and age displayed a higher C-index (C-index 0.70; 95% CI 0.63-0.77) than did CE-T1W-based kurtosis (C-index 0.65; 95% CI 0.57-0.73) or age (C-index 0.63; 95% CI 0.56-0.70) alone. The nomogram based on the combinative model provided a better performance over age (P < 0.05). The calibration curves elucidated good agreement between prediction and observation for the probability of 7- and 12-month BCBM-specific PFS.

CONCLUSION: Pretreatment CE-T1W-based kurtosis combined with age could improve prognostic ability in patients with BCBM undergoing GKS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

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Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) - 62(2021), 9 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 1208-1216

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zheng, Yingyan [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Daoying [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Tonggang [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Wei [VerfasserIn]
She, Dejun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Contrast Media
Gamma Knife radiosurgery
Journal Article
Metastases
Nomogram
Prognosis
Radiomics

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Date Completed 08.09.2021

Date Revised 08.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0284185120956296

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314828958