Preoperative CT-based radiomics nomogram to predict the micropapillary pattern in lung adenocarcinoma of size 2 cm or less

PurposeTo develop and validate a radiomics nomogram model for predicting the micropapillary pattern (MPP) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) tumors of ≤2 cm in size.MethodsIn this study, 300 LUAD patients from our institution were randomly divided into the training cohort (n = 210) and an internal valida...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Pan, Liang Fu, Jiecai Lv, Lijuan Feng, Kai Li, Siqi Chen, Xi Deng, Liling Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1426284/full
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Summary:PurposeTo develop and validate a radiomics nomogram model for predicting the micropapillary pattern (MPP) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) tumors of ≤2 cm in size.MethodsIn this study, 300 LUAD patients from our institution were randomly divided into the training cohort (n = 210) and an internal validation cohort (n = 90) at a ratio of 7:3, besides, we selected 65 patients from another hospital as the external validation cohort. The region of interest of the tumor was delineated on the computed tomography (CT) images, and radiomics features were extracted. A nomogram model was established using radiomics features, clinical features and conventional radiographic features. The nomogram model was compared with the radiomics model and the clinical model alone to test its diagnostic validity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, areas under the ROC curves and decision curve analysis (DCA) results were plotted to evaluate the model performance and clinical application.ResultsThe nomogram model exhibited superior performance, with an AUC of 0.905 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.857-0.951) in the training cohort, which decreased to 0.817 (95% CI: 0.698-0.936) in the external validation cohort. The clinical model had AUCs of 0.820 (95% CI: 0.753-0.886) and 0.730 (95% CI: 0.572-0.888) in the training and external validation cohorts, respectively. The radiomics model had AUCs of 0.895 (95% CI: 0.840-0.949) and 0.800 (95% CI: 0.675-0.924) for training and external validation, respectively. DCA confirmed that the nomogram model had the better clinical benefit.ConclusionsThe nomogram model achieved promising prediction efficiency for identifying the presence of the MPP in LUAD tumors ≤2 cm, allowing clinicians to develop more rational and efficacious personalized treatment strategies.
ISSN:2234-943X