Author:
Wang Xuanyi,Xie Tiansong,Luo Jurui,Zhou Zhengrong,Yu Xiaoli,Guo Xiaomao
Abstract
Abstract
Background
This study investigated the efficacy of radiomics to predict survival outcome for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) patients and the association of radiomics with tumor heterogeneity and microenvironment.
Methods
Patients with LABC from 2010 to 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Radiomics features were extracted from enhanced MRI. We constructed the radiomics score using lasso and assessed its prognostic value. An external validation cohort from The Cancer Imaging Archive was used to assess phenotype reproducibility. Sequencing data from TCGA and our center were applied to reveal genomic landscape of different radiomics score groups. Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes map and bioinformatics methods were applied to evaluate the heterogeneity of tumor microenvironment. Computational histopathology was also applied.
Results
A total of 278 patients were divided into training cohort and validation cohort. Radiomics score was constructed and significantly associated with disease-free survival (DFS) of the patients in training cohort, validation cohort and external validation cohort (p < 0.001, p = 0.014 and p = 0.041, respectively). The radiomics-based nomogram showed better predictive performance of DFS compared with TNM model. Distinct gene expression patterns were identified. Immunophenotype and immune cell composition was different in each radiomics score group. The link between radiomics and computational histopathology was revealed.
Conclusions
The radiomics score could effectively predict prognosis of LABC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Radiomics revealed heterogeneity of tumor cell and tumor microenvironment and holds great potential to facilitate individualized DFS estimation and guide personalized care.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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