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Response prediction of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer using CT-based fractal dimension analysis

Tochigi, Toru; Kamran, Sophia C; Parakh, Anushri; Noda, Yoshifumi; Ganeshan, Balaji; Blaszkowsky, Lawrence S; Ryan, David P; ... Kambadakone, Avinash; + view all (2022) Response prediction of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer using CT-based fractal dimension analysis. European Radiology , 32 pp. 2426-2436. 10.1007/s00330-021-08303-z. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: There are individual variations in neo-adjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). No reliable modality currently exists that can predict the efficacy of nCRT. The purpose of this study is to assess if CT-based fractal dimension and filtration-histogram texture analysis can predict therapeutic response to nCRT in patients with LARC. METHODS: In this retrospective study, 215 patients (average age: 57 years (18-87 years)) who received nCRT for LARC between June 2005 and December 2016 and underwent a staging diagnostic portal venous phase CT were identified. The patients were randomly divided into two datasets: a training set (n = 170), and a validation set (n = 45). Tumor heterogeneity was assessed on the CT images using fractal dimension (FD) and filtration-histogram texture analysis. In the training set, the patients with pCR and non-pCR were compared in univariate analysis. Logistic regression analysis was applied to identify the predictive value of efficacy of nCRT and receiver operating characteristic analysis determined optimal cutoff value. Subsequently, the most significant parameter was assessed in the validation set. RESULTS: Out of the 215 patients evaluated, pCR was reached in 20.9% (n = 45/215) patients. In the training set, 7 out of 37 texture parameters showed significant difference comparing between the pCR and non-pCR groups and logistic multivariable regression analysis incorporating clinical and 7 texture parameters showed that only FD was associated with pCR (p = 0.001). The area under the curve of FD was 0.76. In the validation set, we applied FD for predicting pCR and sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 60%, 89%, and 82%, respectively. CONCLUSION: FD on pretreatment CT is a promising parameter for predicting pCR to nCRT in patients with LARC and could be used to help make treatment decisions. KEY POINTS: • Fractal dimension analysis on pretreatment CT was associated with response to neo-adjuvant chemoradiation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. • Fractal dimension is a promising biomarker for predicting pCR to nCRT and may potentially select patients for individualized therapy.

Type: Article
Title: Response prediction of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer using CT-based fractal dimension analysis
Location: Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08303-z
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-08303-z
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: Biomarker, CT, Neoadjuvant chemoradiation, Rectal cancer
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Imaging
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10143170
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