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Ye Niu1, Han-Bing Xie1, Hao-Bo Jia2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Background And Purpose:
Prognostic stratification in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) presents considerable challenges due to tumor heterogeneity. Emerging evidence has proposed that adipose tissue may play a prognostic role in oncological outcomes. This study investigates the integration of deep learning (DL)-derived computed tomography (CT) imaging biomarkers with mediastinal adiposity metrics to develop a multimodal prognostic model for postoperative survival prediction in NSCLC patients.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort of 702 surgically resected NSCLC patients was analyzed. Tumor radiomic features were extracted using a DenseNet121 convolutional neural network architecture, while mediastinal fat area (MFA) was quantified through semiautomated segmentation using ImageJ software. A multimodal survival prediction model was developed through feature-level fusion of DL-extracted tumor characteristics and MFA measurements. Model performance was evaluated using Harrell's concordance index (C-index) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Risk stratification was performed using an optimal threshold derived from training data, with subsequent Kaplan-Meier survival curve comparison between high- and low-risk cohorts.
Results:
The DL-based tumor model achieved C-indices of 0.787 (95% CI: 0.742-0.832) for disease-free survival (DFS) and 0.810 (95% CI: 0.768-0.852) for overall survival (OS) in internal validation. Integration of MFA with DL-derived tumor features yielded a multimodal model demonstrating enhanced predictive performance, with C-indices of 0.823 (OS) and 0.803 (DFS). Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed significant survival divergence between risk-stratified groups (log-rank p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The multimodal fusion of DL-extracted tumor radiomics and mediastinal adiposity metrics represents a significant advancement in postoperative survival prediction for NSCLC patients, demonstrating superior prognostic capability compared to unimodal approaches.
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