Imaging Biomarkers to Predict and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Immunotherapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Liu, Ying; Wu, Minghao; Zhang, Yuwei; Luo, Yahong; He, Shuai; Wang, Yina; Chen, Feng; Liu, Yulin; Yang, Qian; Li, Yanying; Wei, Hong; Zhang, Hong; Jin, Chenwang; Lu, Nian; Li, Wanhu; Wang, Sicong; Guo, Yan; Ye, Zhaoxiang

doi:10.3389/fonc.2021.657615

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“…Therefore, integrating radiomics features of NCE-CT and CE-CT images into a predictive panel as a radiomics model may be a robust approach for predicting response to immunotherapy. Compared our previous study (42), the combined-radiomics models based on only NCE/CE-CT images of baseline from the single largest lesion approach may be more promising for clinical application and early prediction.…”

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A Combined-Radiomics Approach of CT Images to Predict Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in NSCLC: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Oncol.

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ObjectiveBased on non-contrast-enhanced (NCE)/contrast-enhanced (CE) computed tomography (CT) images, we try to identify a combined-radiomics model and evaluate its predictive capacity regarding response to anti-PD1 immunotherapy of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods131 patients with NSCLC undergoing anti-PD1 immunotherapy were retrospectively enrolled from 7 institutions. Using largest lesion (LL) and target lesions (TL) approaches, we performed a radiomics analysis based on pretreatment NCE-CT (NCE-radiomics) and CE-CT images (CE-radiomics), respectively. Meanwhile, a combined-radiomics model based on NCE-CT and CE-CT images was constructed. Finally, we developed their corresponding nomograms incorporating clinical factors. ROC was used to evaluate models’ predictive performance in the training and testing set, and a DeLong test was employed to compare the differences between different models.ResultsFor TL approach, both NCE-radiomics and CE-radiomics performed poorly in predicting response to immunotherapy. For LL approach, NCE-radiomics nomograms and CE-radiomics nomograms incorporating with clinical factor of distant metastasis all showed satisfactory results, reflected by the AUCs in the training (AUC=0.84, 95% CI: 0.75-0.92; AUC=0.77, 95% CI: 0.67-0.87) and test sets (AUC=0.78, 95% CI: 0.64-0.92, AUC=0.73, 95% CI: 0.57-0.88), respectively. Compared with the NCE-radiomics nomograms, the combined-radiomics nomogram showed incremental predictive capacity in the training set (AUC=0.85, 95% CI: 0.77-0.92) and test set (AUC=0.81, 95% CI: 0.67-0.94), respectively, but no statistical difference (P=0.86, P=0.79).ConclusionCompared with radiomics based on single NCE or CE-CT images, the combined-radiomics model has potential advantages to identify patients with NSCLC most likely to benefit from immunotherapy, and may effectively improve more precise and individualized decision support.

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A Combined-Radiomics Approach of CT Images to Predict Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in NSCLC: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Zhang

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Front. Oncol.

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“…The analysis of radiomic features one by one demonstrated that something changes within tumors after the introduction of immunotherapy, and these observations are confirmed by the trend of significant delta features that is mostly different in amplitude and direction in the three classes. To our knowledge, only three studies established a relationship between delta features and response to immunotherapy [ 7 , 22 , 23 ] and none tried to interpret radiomic features and their variations. Our study demonstrated that 27 delta features presented a similar trend and might be associated with a definite response to immunotherapy.…”

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Exploring Response to Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Delta-Radiomics

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Rossi

Pamparino

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Delta-radiomics is a branch of radiomics in which features are confronted after time or after introducing an external factor (such as treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy) to extrapolate prognostic data or to monitor a certain condition. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are currently revolutionizing the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, there are still many issues in defining the response to therapy. Contrast-enhanced CT scans of 33 NSCLC patients treated with ICIs were analyzed; altogether, 43 lung lesions were considered. The radiomic features of the lung lesions were extracted from CT scans at baseline and at first reassessment, and their variation (delta, Δ) was calculated by means of the absolute difference and relative reduction. This variation was related to the final response of each lesion to evaluate the predictive ability of the variation itself. Twenty-seven delta features have been identified that are able to discriminate radiologic response to ICIs with statistically significant accuracy. Furthermore, the variation of nine features significantly correlates with pseudo-progression.

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“…Despite most of published papers having focused on radiomic features at baseline, interesting evidence is also emerging from studies assessing changes in radiomic parameters over time, which seem to be associated with tumor response and survival [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. For example, Khorrami et al [ 29 ] evaluated response to ICI by exploiting differences in CT radiomic features between baseline and after 3–4 cycles of immunotherapy.…”

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“…Moreover, PFS was significantly shorter in patients with a high-risk nivolumab signature [ 31 ]. Nonetheless, Liu at al [ 32 ] developed a nomogram model based on delta radiomics signature, clinical variables, and PD-L1 status that was able to identify responders from non-responders with good accuracy (AUC of 0.83 in the training test).…”

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The Role of Radiomics in the Era of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A New Protagonist in the Jungle of Response Criteria

Castello

Castellani

Florimonte

et al. 2022

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have demonstrated encouraging results in terms of durable clinical benefit and survival in several malignancies. Nevertheless, the search to identify an “ideal” biomarker for predicting response to ICI is still far from over. Radiomics is a new translational field of study aiming to extract, by dedicated software, several features from a given medical image, ranging from intensity distribution and spatial heterogeneity to higher-order statistical parameters. Based on these premises, our review aims to summarize the current status of radiomics as a potential predictor of clinical response following immunotherapy treatment. A comprehensive search of PubMed results was conducted. All studies published in English up to and including December 2021 were selected, comprising those that explored computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) for radiomic analyses in the setting of ICI. Several studies have demonstrated the potential applicability of radiomic features in the monitoring of the therapeutic response beyond the traditional morphologic and metabolic criteria, as well as in the prediction of survival or non-invasive assessment of the tumor microenvironment. Nevertheless, important limitations emerge from our review in terms of standardization in feature selection, data sharing, and methods, as well as in external validation. Additionally, there is still need for prospective clinical trials to confirm the potential significant role of radiomics during immunotherapy.

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Imaging Biomarkers to Predict and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Immunotherapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Cited by 40 publications

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A Combined-Radiomics Approach of CT Images to Predict Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in NSCLC: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

A Combined-Radiomics Approach of CT Images to Predict Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in NSCLC: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Exploring Response to Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Delta-Radiomics

The Role of Radiomics in the Era of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A New Protagonist in the Jungle of Response Criteria

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