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[18F] FDG Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tumor and Penumbra Imaging Features Predict Recurrence in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

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James H. Clark Center, 318 Campus Drive, Room S355, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Submission received: 6 December 2018 / Revised: 9 January 2019 / Accepted: 12 February 2019 / Published: 1 March 2019

Abstract

We identified computational imaging features on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) that predict recurrence/progression in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We retrospectively identified 291 patients with NSCLC from 2 prospectively acquired cohorts (training, n = 145; validation, n = 146). We contoured the metabolic tumor volume (MTV) on all pretreatment PET images and added a 3-dimensional penumbra region that extended outward 1 cm from the tumor surface. We generated 512 radiomics features, selected 435 features based on robustness to contour variations, and then applied randomized sparse regression (LASSO) to identify features that predicted time to recurrence in the training cohort. We built Cox proportional hazards models in the training cohort and independently evaluated the models in the validation cohort. Two features including stage and a MTV plus penumbra texture feature were selected by LASSO. Both features were significant univariate predictors, with stage being the best predictor (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.15 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.56–2.95], p < 0.001). However, adding the MTV plus penumbra texture feature to stage significantly improved prediction (p = 0.006). This multivariate model was a significant predictor of time to recurrence in the training cohort (concordance = 0.74 [95% CI: 0.66–0.81], p < 0.001) that was validated in a separate validation cohort (concordance = 0.74 [95% CI: 0.67–0.81], p < 0.001). A combined radiomics and clinical model improved NSCLC recurrence prediction. FDG PET radiomic features may be useful biomarkers for lung cancer prognosis and add clinical utility for risk stratification.
Keywords: radiomics; lung cancer; risk stratification; recurrence; PET radiomics; lung cancer; risk stratification; recurrence; PET

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Mattonen, S.A.; Davidzon, G.A.; Bakr, S.; Echegaray, S.; Leung, A.N.C.; Vasanawala, M.; Horng, G.; Napel, S.; Nair, V.S. [18F] FDG Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tumor and Penumbra Imaging Features Predict Recurrence in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Tomography 2019, 5, 145-153. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.18383/j.tom.2018.00026

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Mattonen SA, Davidzon GA, Bakr S, Echegaray S, Leung ANC, Vasanawala M, Horng G, Napel S, Nair VS. [18F] FDG Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tumor and Penumbra Imaging Features Predict Recurrence in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Tomography. 2019; 5(1):145-153. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.18383/j.tom.2018.00026

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Mattonen, Sarah A., Guido A. Davidzon, Shaimaa Bakr, Sebastian Echegaray, Ann N.C. Leung, Minal Vasanawala, George Horng, Sandy Napel, and Viswam S. Nair. 2019. "[18F] FDG Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tumor and Penumbra Imaging Features Predict Recurrence in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer" Tomography 5, no. 1: 145-153. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.18383/j.tom.2018.00026

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