TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer with Textural Features Derived from Pretreatment F-18-FDG PET/CT Imaging
AU - Beukinga, Roelof J.
AU - Hulshoff, Jan B.
AU - van Dijk, Lisanne V.
AU - Muijs, Christina T.
AU - Burgerhof, Johannes G. M.
AU - Kats-Ugurlu, Gursah
AU - Slart, Riemer H. J. A.
AU - Slump, Cornelis H.
AU - Mul, Veronique E. M.
AU - Plukker, John Th. M.
PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - Adequate prediction of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) in esophageal cancer (EC) patients is important in a more personalized treatment. The current best clinical method to predict pathologic complete response is SUVmax in F-18-FDG PET/ CT imaging. To improve the prediction of response, we constructed a model to predict complete response to nCRT in EC based on pretreatment clinical parameters and F-18-FDG PET/CT-derived textural features. Methods: From a prospectively maintained single institution database, we reviewed 97 consecutive patients with locally advanced EC and a pretreatment F-18-FDG PET/CT scan between 2009 and 2015. All patients were treated with nCRT (carboplatin/paclitaxe1/41.4 Gy) followed by esophagectomy. We analyzed clinical, geometric, and pretreatment textural features extracted from both F-18-FDG PET and CT. The current most accurate prediction model with SUVmax as a predictor variable was compared with 6 different response prediction models constructed using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regularized logistic regression. Internal validation was performed to estimate the model's performances. Pathologic response was defined as complete versus incomplete response (Mandard tumor regression grade system 1 vs. 2-5). Results: Pathologic examination revealed 19 (19.6%) complete and 78 (80.4%) incomplete responders. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regularization selected the clinical parameters: histologic type and clinical T stage, the 18F-FDG PET-derived textural feature long run low gray level emphasis, and the CT-derived textural feature run percentage. Introducing these variables to a logistic regression analysis showed areas under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUCs) of 0.78 compared with 0.58 in the SUVmax model. The discrimination slopes were 0.17 compared with 0.01, respectively. After internal validation, the AUCs decreased to 0.74 and 0.54, respectively. Conclusion: The predictive values of the constructed models were superior to the standard method (SUVmax). These results can be considered as an initial step in predicting tumor re sponse to nCRT in locally advanced EC. Further research in refining the predictive value of these models is needed to justify omission of surgery.
AB - Adequate prediction of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) in esophageal cancer (EC) patients is important in a more personalized treatment. The current best clinical method to predict pathologic complete response is SUVmax in F-18-FDG PET/ CT imaging. To improve the prediction of response, we constructed a model to predict complete response to nCRT in EC based on pretreatment clinical parameters and F-18-FDG PET/CT-derived textural features. Methods: From a prospectively maintained single institution database, we reviewed 97 consecutive patients with locally advanced EC and a pretreatment F-18-FDG PET/CT scan between 2009 and 2015. All patients were treated with nCRT (carboplatin/paclitaxe1/41.4 Gy) followed by esophagectomy. We analyzed clinical, geometric, and pretreatment textural features extracted from both F-18-FDG PET and CT. The current most accurate prediction model with SUVmax as a predictor variable was compared with 6 different response prediction models constructed using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regularized logistic regression. Internal validation was performed to estimate the model's performances. Pathologic response was defined as complete versus incomplete response (Mandard tumor regression grade system 1 vs. 2-5). Results: Pathologic examination revealed 19 (19.6%) complete and 78 (80.4%) incomplete responders. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regularization selected the clinical parameters: histologic type and clinical T stage, the 18F-FDG PET-derived textural feature long run low gray level emphasis, and the CT-derived textural feature run percentage. Introducing these variables to a logistic regression analysis showed areas under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUCs) of 0.78 compared with 0.58 in the SUVmax model. The discrimination slopes were 0.17 compared with 0.01, respectively. After internal validation, the AUCs decreased to 0.74 and 0.54, respectively. Conclusion: The predictive values of the constructed models were superior to the standard method (SUVmax). These results can be considered as an initial step in predicting tumor re sponse to nCRT in locally advanced EC. Further research in refining the predictive value of these models is needed to justify omission of surgery.
KW - textural analysis
KW - response prediction
KW - esophageal cancer
KW - F-18-FDG PET/CT
KW - POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY
KW - SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA
KW - PREOPERATIVE CHEMORADIOTHERAPY
KW - PATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE
KW - CHEMORADIATION THERAPY
KW - TUMOR HETEROGENEITY
KW - FDG-PET
KW - SURVIVAL
KW - HYPOXIA
KW - CLASSIFICATION
U2 - 10.2967/jnumed.116.180299
DO - 10.2967/jnumed.116.180299
M3 - Article
C2 - 27738011
VL - 58
SP - 723
EP - 729
JO - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
SN - 0161-5505
IS - 5
ER -