Prediction of transformation in the histopathological growth pattern of colorectal liver metastases after chemotherapy using CT-based radiomics

Shengcai Wei1, Xinyi Gou1, Yinli Zhang2, Jingjing Cui3, Xiaoming Liu4, Nan Hong1, Weiqi Sheng5,6, Jin Cheng1, Yi Wang1
1Department of Radiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
2Department of Pathology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
3Department of Research and Development, United Imaging Intelligence (Beijing) Co.,Ltd, Beijing, China
4Department of Research and Development, Beijing United Imaging Research Institute of Intelligent Imaging, Beijing, China
5Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
6Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Chemotherapy alters the prognostic biomarker histopathological growth pattern (HGP) phenotype in colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs) patients. We aimed to develop a CT-based radiomics model to predict the transformation of the HGP phenotype after chemotherapy. This study included 181 patients with 298 CRLMs who underwent preoperative contrast-enhanced CT followed by partial hepatectomy between January 2007 and July 2022 at two institutions. HGPs were categorized as pure desmoplastic HGP (pdHGP) or non-pdHGP. The samples were allocated to training, internal validation, and external validation cohorts comprising 153, 65, and 29 CRLMs, respectively. Radiomics analysis was performed on pre-enhanced, arterial phase, portal venous phase (PVP), and fused images. The model was used to predict prechemotherapy HGPs in 112 CRLMs, and HGP transformation was analysed by comparing these findings with postchemotherapy HGPs determined pathologically. The prevalence of pdHGP was 19.8% (23/116) and 45.8% (70/153) in chemonaïve and postchemotherapy patients, respectively (P < 0.001). The PVP radiomics signature showed good performance in distinguishing pdHGP from non-pdHGPs (AUCs of 0.906, 0.877, and 0.805 in the training, internal validation, and external validation cohorts, respectively). The prevalence of prechemotherapy pdHGP predicted by the radiomics model was 33.0% (37/112), and the prevalence of postchemotherapy pdHGP according to the pathological analysis was 47.3% (53/112; P = 0.029). The transformation of HGP was bidirectional, with 15.2% (17/112) of CRLMs transforming from prechemotherapy pdHGP to postchemotherapy non-pdHGP and 30.4% (34/112) transforming from prechemotherapy non-pdHGP to postchemotherapy pdHGP (P = 0.005). CT-based radiomics method can be used to effectively predict the HGP transformation in chemotherapy-treated CRLM patients, thereby providing a basis for treatment decisions.

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